1. Who are the people in the photograph?
1. Hitler Youth members saluting while riding bicycles
2. Soldiers in the Vietnam war
3. Multiple men pouring alcohol during the Prohibition in the 1920’s
What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the photo
that tells you this.
1. It is possible that they are newly appointed members, because they display
no insignia
2. Soldiers in Vietnam in the late 60’s-70’s. It is obvious because of the
backdrop & their marine greens.
3. Men are pouring out Alcohol during the prohibition in the city while others look
on
What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey?
1. Obedience
2. Patriotism
3. No alcohol
Why is this photograph important to history?
1. It shows how far people can be manipulated by one person, so history isn’t
repeated.
2. It is nostalgic to the time period, easy to point out. It will be a good example
for writers to abide by when dramatizing the Vietnam War for entertainment
purposes.
3. It shows how a plan can backfire & only cause more illegal activity
2. What questions does this photograph raise?
1. Why could so many people not question the logic of one person until it was
too late?
2. Why is this time period so clichéd?
3. Why is everyone so happy to pour some alcohol on the street?
Write your own caption for the photograph:
1. Come to the dark side
2. A War worth winning
3. Drier than a wet whistle
What could you do to find more information about this photograph?
1. Google with the keywords “bicycle” & “hitler youth”
2. Google “Vietnam war photographs”
3. Google “alcohol dumping photo”
Based on what you have observed list 3 things you might infer from the photograph
1- Hitler Youth, New Members, Parade of some sort possibly?
3. 2- Vietnam was the first war to have desegregated military units, its hot in vietnam,
many of the soldiers depicted are shirtless, AK-47 was a weapon in use by the
North Vietnamese. It is depicted here as a type of war momento.
3- Possibly lawmen standing behind the men pouring alcohol, onlookers seem
bummed & could’ve been patrons to a bar nearby, bartender pouring out alcohol
