Photo Analysis

1. Who are the people in the photograph?
Picture 1: Kids of Germany dreaming of being Nazi soldiers around the 1940’s
2: American Vietnam War soldiers
3: Officers
What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the photo
that tells you this.
Picture 1: It looks like they are school kids on their way home because of their backpacks and
uniforms. The salute shows they want to be Nazi soldiers.
2: They are soldiers because of their uniforms and weapons. They look happy because they’re all
posing.
3: Officials dumping out alcohol during the prohibition of the 20’s.
What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey?
Picture 1: The photographer was trying to show the pride of the kids to be part of Germany.
2: He was trying to show how happy the soldiers were to be fighting for their country.
3: They just wasted alcohol in the prohibition period by supplying the dolphins with it.
Why is this photograph important to history?
1: This is important because it shows the kids of Germany living a normal life and wanting to be a part
of their country.
2: These men fought in a gruesome war and received no warm welcome when they came home. This
photo shows they are normal soldiers doing what they believed in.
3: This was a period in the US where crime rates shot up due to the prohibition.
What questions does this photograph raise?
Picture 1: This makes me wonder if they fully knew what Germany was doing to people at the time.
2: This makes me wonder if they all made it home and when exactly it was taken.
3: It makes me wonder if they had just raided a smuggling operation.

2. Write your own caption for the photograph:
Picture 1: “Hail Germany”
2: “Life in Vietnam”
3: “Quest the Dolphins Thirst”
What could you do to find more information about this photograph?
1: I can look up the photographer and get an exact date and find out who the people are.
2: I can look up the photographer and get an exact date and find out who the people are.
3: I can look up the photographer and get an exact date and find out who the people are.
Based on what you have observed list 3 things you might infer from the photograph
1: 1. I would these are kids in Nazi Germany because of their salute.
2. They are on their back from school because of the backpacks.
3. They are German because of their support for Hitler.
2: 1. Soldiers in Vietnam due to the uniform.
2. All one platoon because it’s a group photo.
3. Early in war because they are all happy.
3: 1. During prohibition because they are dumping alcohol.
2. They are cops because they are the ones dumping the alcohol.
3. They had just made a big bust because that’s a lot of alcohol.