1. Bradley Harris
Picture Analysis
Harold Blanco
10/5/14
Who are the people in the photograph?
1. Three members of the Hitler Youth
2. A group of American soldiers in Vietnam.
3. Probably politicians.
What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the photo
that tells you this.
1. The boys are at a Hitler Youth camp. They are riding bikes on a neatly landscaped area and
the trees look well trimmed.
2. A group of rather young men are camped out in a field.
3. Looks like the beginning of the prohibition age.
What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey?
1. To the German people, Hitler Youth is a place where kids “have fun”.
2. The conditions of soldiers in Vietnam.
3. Some people wanted prohibition.
Why is this photograph important to history?
1. To show how brainwashed kids can become.
2. To conceal the conditions for soldiers during the Vietnam Conflict.
3. To show what it was like when Prohibition started.
What questions does this photograph raise?
1. What is so appealing for kids to be in the Hitler Youth?
2. Why are they smiling?
3. Why did they pour it out?
Write your own caption for the photograph:
1. The youth are especially susceptible.
2. Soldiers in Vietnam.
3. Prohibition at its best.
What could you do to find more information about this photograph?
1. Look online.
2. Look online.
3. Look online.
Based on what you have observed list 3 things you might infer from the photograph
2. 1. Hitler youth members, location is at a camp, it is a beautiful day.
2. Conditions look rough, the men look like they are hot, and they are all smiling.
3. People are pouring out alcohol, citizens are amused, and the people pouring it out are happy.
