Photo Analysis Individual

1. Photo #1:
Who are the people in the photograph? Four boys on bikes
What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the
photo that tells you this. They are riding bikes and look like Boy Scouts. They look like
they are doing the Nazi salute so they could be Hitler youth. They look like they are
wearing uniforms and the hand gesture.
What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey? He was trying to
show the life of young boys
Why is this photograph important to history? It shows an example of the influence on
young minds
What questions does this photograph raise? Are they Hitler Youth? Where are they
going?
Write your own caption for the photograph: "Hitler Youth on bikes"
What could you do to find more information about this photograph? Google Images
Basedon what you have observed list 3 things you might infer from the photograph

2. 1- They are going somewhere as a group
2- They are in the Hitler Youth
3- They are fit
Photo #2:
Who are the people in the photograph? – American soldiers in Vietnam
What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the
photo that tells you this - They are posing for a photograph with their platoon. They are
in military uniforms and it looks hot in the Vietnam war era.
What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey? The
companionship among military soldiers
Why is this photograph important to history? It shows how moral was for soldiers
during wartime
What questions does this photograph raise? Where are they? What war was this? Had
they just seen battle?
Write your own caption for the photograph: "American soldiers during the Vietnam

3. war"
What could you do to find more information about this photograph? Google Images
Basedon what you have observed list 3 things you might infer from the photograph
1- They are having a good time
2- They are taking a break from fighting
3- They like their peers
Photo #3:
Who are the people in the photograph? A group of men
What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the
photo that tells you this. - It looks like it is during the prohibition. They look to be
pouring alcohol onto the street, but it also looks to me that the picture is photo-shopped.
What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey? They are
laughing in the photo so that picture is clearly meant to represent this as a good thing.
Why is this photograph important to history? It shows what the prohibition was like
and what it meant to certain groups.

4. What questions does this photograph raise? Who are these people? Why are they
pouring it in the streets?
Write your own caption for the photograph: "The start of the prohibition"
What could you do to find more information about this photograph? Google Images
Basedon what you have observed list 3 things you might infer from the photograph
1- These people are happy the prohibition has passed.
2- The wealthy are pouring out the alcohol while the working class watches.
3- The people watching do not look happy.