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1. Sam Sheils
Photo analysis
1. There are fourkidsdoingthe nazi salute inthe photograph.Theirageslooklike theyrange
from12-18. Theyare ridingbikes.Itlooksliketheymightbe ontheirwaytoor fromschool
because theyare wearingbackpacks.The message the photographerwastryingtoconveyis
showingHitlerinfluencedeventhe kidsduringhisreign.Thisisanimportantphotographto
historybecause itshowsthatHitlerinfluencedeverybodynotjustthe adults.Some questions
thisphotographraisesare whyare theydoingthe Nazi salute?Where are theygoing or coming
from?What are theiruniforms?Whatisthe flagfor on the kid’sbike?A captionforthisphoto
couldbe Kidssalute hitler.Tofindoutmore aboutthisphoto youcouldtry to figure outwhere it
came fromand whotookit. Three thingsImightinferformthisphotoisthat these kidssupport
Hitler, thispicture wastakeninGermanyduringWWII,and theyare part of some kindof
political group.
2. This photoisof a bunchof militaryguyssittingaroundduringwhatlookslikethe Vietnam
War. I thinkit’sthe VietnamWarbecause itwas the firstwar to have segregatedtroopsandthe
uniformswere reallysloppy.The message Ithinkthe photographerwastryingtoconveywas
showinghowunorganizedthe VietnamWarwasandalso to show the segregatedtroopgetting
along.Thisphotois importanttohistorybecause itshowsthe attitude of the troopsduringthe
VietnamWar.Some questionsthisphotoraisesare;whyisthere anAK-47 stickingoutof the
ground?How oldare these people?Whatpartof the war was thistakenin?A captionforthis
photocouldbe SegregatedtroopduringVietnamWar.To findoutmore aboutthisphoto you
couldlookup ImportantVietnamWarphotosandtry to findit.Three thingsI mightinferabout

2. thisphotoare it’sduring the VietnamWar,it’sduringa lessviolentpartof the war because they
all lookhappyand relaxed,andthese guysprobablywantthe wartoend.
3. Thisphotoisof people pouringoutalcohol while otherswatch.Itlookslike the startof
prohibition.The guyspouringoutthe liquorlooklike theymaybe fromthe governmentbecause
theyare dressednice andtheyare happy.The otherpeople watchinglookverysad.Ithinkthe
message the photographerwastryingtoconveyisthat the onlypeople whowantedprohibition
was the government.Thisisanimportantphotographtohistorybecause itshowsthatmost
people didnotwantprohibition.Some questionsthisphotographraisesare whatpart of the
governmentare these guysfrom?Whyare theyso happyto be pouringout the liquor?A
captionfor thisphotocouldbe Governmentpoursoutliquor. Tofindoutmore aboutthisphoto
youcoulddo some researchon prohibition.Three thingsImightinferfromthe photoare it was
takenduringprohibition,the guyspouringoutthe liquorare fromthe government,the other
people are sadand angrythat theirliquorisbeingpouredout.