The document discusses 3 different historical photographs, analyzing the people, situations, and messages depicted in each. For the first photo, it suggests German children riding bikes and saluting, showing loyalty to their cause. The second shows American soldiers posing for a photo during wartime to reassure families. The third depicts workers happily pouring out liquid, likely alcohol, in an American town.
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Picture analysis
1. Who are the people in the photograph?
1) The 1st is a picture of German children riding their bikes.
2) The 2nd is a picture of American soldiers sitting on sandbags.
3) The 3rd is a picture of workers pouring out some kind of liquid. Probably alcohol of somekind
What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the photo
that tells you this.
1) The boys are just riding their bikes and saluting. The boys are all doing it at the same time.
2) The men are able to pose for a picture during the war. There is a gun in front of two of the
men, and there are black men mixed into the photo which suggests American army.
3) It’s an American town, because there is English on the walls, and they are shop workers
because some of the men have aprons on and even fewer have leather work gloves on.
What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey?
1) The only possible message that I can think of, is that even children were loyal to the German
cause.
2) That even though a war is going on, soldiers still have time to give people at home some
assurance of their wellbeing.
3) They’re happy to be getting rid of the liquid in the jugs.
Why is this photograph important to history?
1) The photographer could be showing that even children will take up a cause.
2) To let the families of these men know that they are alright.
3) To show that these workers and other individuals want to get rid of the liquid and they’re happy
about it.
What questions does this photograph raise?
1) Was the photographer of the 1st an American? If so, how did he get close to the German boys?
Where are they (location)?
2) Is the 2nd picture from Vietnam?
2. 3) Where are they? What is it that they are pouring out?
Write your own caption for the photograph:
1) Loyal to the cause
2) Brotherhood of War
3) Get Rid of It!!
What could you do to find more information about this photograph?
One would be able to search it using one of the many search sites by its source information.
Based on what you have observed list 3 things you might infer from the photograph
1- Each are older photos.
2- Each is set in a different location.
3- Each sets a different tone.