FYS Partner Photo 5

1. Jessie Lycans
Partner Photo Analysis with Zachary Pauley
Who are the people in the photograph?
The people in this photo appear to be a man, woman, and their child.
What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the photo
that tells you this.
The family appears to be looking at the Statue of Liberty from afar.
What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey?
I think the photographer was conveying immigrants coming to America and how the Statue of Liberty
served as a beacon of hope for their futures.
Why is this photograph important to history?
This photo was important to history by showing how the Statue of Liberty is one of the biggest things
one could see from Ellis Island, where all the immigrants had to go through before they come into
America to register as a citizen.

2. What questions does this photograph raise?
Where is this family from?
Why did they decide to come to America?
Write your own caption for the photograph:
The View of Hope
What could you do to find more information about this photograph?
By searching the photo online and tracing back to the time when it was taken, and the events that
occurred around this time frame.
Based on what you have observed list 3 things you might infer from the photograph
1- That the family moved to the United States for their child’s upbringing.
2- That they hope for a better life in the United States than they did from wherever they came
from.
3- That the immigrants were most likely Irish based on how they were dressed.