1. Individual Picture Analysis
PICTURE ONE
1. Who are the people in the photograph?
Four kids on bikes who are on the same back and saluting.
2. What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the photo that tells you
this.
The German kids are on the same kind of bikes (Schwinn) in uniform.
3. What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey?
The unity that the boys posses together.
4. Why is this photograph important to history?
It shows where the boys were from and what time period it was from.
5. What questions does this photograph raise?
Why did they have the same bike? Why were they saluting?
6. Write your own caption for the photograph:
All hail to Germany.
7. What could you do to find more information about this photograph?
Look up when Schwinn bikes where popular.
8. Based on what you have observed list 3 things you might infer from the photograph
1- They are part of the same group
2- they are about twelve to sixteen years old
3- They are all on the same bike
2. PICTURE TWO
1. Who are the people in the photograph?
Soldiers
2. What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the photo that tells you
this.
The soldiers have a special type of gun (Ak 47)
3. What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey?
When americans would take over they would steal the guns, ammunition, and supplies.
4. Why is this photograph important to history?
American soldiers would've never wore sandals in the army, therefore one of them with the sandals are
from Vietnamese. They are a squad of twelve, the one with the mustache is captain.
5. What questions does this photograph raise?
What were they doing and where were they?
6. Write your own caption for the photograph:
American Army
7. What could you do to find more information about this photograph?
Look up what time period the picture was taken.
8. Based on what you have observed list 3 things you might infer from the photograph
1- All of the men are at some type of camp
2- It may be military based
3- They are outside of the U.S.
3. PICTURE THREE
1. Who are the people in the photograph?
Group of men.
2. What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the photo
that tells you this.
They are pouring jugs of liquid on the streets. they were classy white males.
3. What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey?
Prohibition; church and state mixed badly. The government took away liquor enforcing churches.
4. Why is this photograph important to history?
It was the start of a whole new type of America.
5. What questions does this photograph raise?
Who the men where and if they were for or against prohibition.
6. Write your own caption for the photograph:
Poor out sins
7. What could you do to find more information about this photograph?
Research the history period this picture was taken in.
8. Based on what you have observed list 3 things you might infer from the photograph
1-Picture was taken during the prohibition era
2- A lot of people were upset that watched this happen
3- The men in the trench coats were part of the church community.