1. Who are the people in the photograph?
Picture 1) Women cooking and serving food
Picture 2) A man that resembles Hitler, a young German boy, and two women
Picture 3) A black man being bitten by police dogs, a crowd of black people, and police officers
What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the photo
that tells you this.
Picture 1) Poor living conditions because the women are in a small, old fashioned, stone floored
kitchen.
Picture 2) The little boy is shaking the hand of what seems to be an important person/Adolf Hitler
Picture 3) The black man is being bitten by these dogs, but the officers do not seem to be doing
anything about it
What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey?
Picture 1) People working together cooking for each other in poor times
Picture 2) The dictator is meeting with families and young children
Picture 3) The harsh reality of racism
Why is this photograph important to history?
Picture 1) It seems to convey a time around or during the holocaust
Picture 2) During the holocaust
Picture 3) It is the history of segregation in the United States
What questions does this photograph raise?
Picture 1) Are these women Jewish?
Picture 2) Is the man Hitler and why is he introducing himself to this young boy?
Picture 3) Why are the officers letting the dogs attack the man?
Write your own caption for the photograph:
Picture 1) Women cooking food of their heritage
2. Picture 2) A young German boy meeting Adolf Hitler
Picture 3) Police dogs attacking man
What could you do to find more information about this photograph?
Picture 1) Search the picture to see if they are Jewish or German
Picture 2) Search if this is actually Hitler and if it was during the holocaust
Picture 3) Search for paintings and photography done about the time of segregation
Based on what you have observed list 3 things you might infer from the photograph
1- Picture 1) It takes place back in history with the style of dress and style of kitchen.
Picture 2) The boy might have blonde hair and blue eyes
2- Picture 1) The women are of middle to low class because of their dress
Picture 2) The women seem comfortable with this man meeting the boy
3- Picture 1) The women are cooking for other people by how much they are making of each item
Picture 2) The boy is of German decent because he is wearing leiterhosen