The document analyzes three historical photographs through observation and inference. For the first photo, it infers that the photo shows anti-Nazi teenage boys in Germany based on the White Rose flag. The second photo depicts American soldiers during a war, likely Vietnam based on the weapons. The third photo portrays men pouring out alcohol during the Prohibition era in America in the 1920s.

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Justin Watts
Photo Analysis 2
FYS-100-105
November 29, 2015
Photo #1
Who are the people in the photograph?
The people in this photograph are four teenage boys that are anti-Nazis.
What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the photo
that tells you this.
The situation in this photograph is that the boys are riding in protest against Hitler and the Third
Reich. The photograph shows this because of the White Rose flag.
What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey?
The photographer was just portraying people against Hitler’s regime.
Why is this photograph important to history?

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This photograph is important to history because it shows a time period during the Nazi reign.
What questions does this photograph raise?
A question that the photograph raises is “why are the boys doing the nazi salute while riding with
the White Rose flag?”
Write your own caption for the photograph:
“Riding Rebels.”
What could you do to find more information about this photograph?
In order to find more information about this photograph, you could research popular bicycles
during the Nazi period in Germany.
Based on what you have observed list 3 things you might infer from the photograph
1- The boys must be against the Nazis because of the White Rose flag on the boy’s bicycle.

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2- The photograph must have been taken during the mid 1930s-1940s because that is when
the Nazi’s were in power and the boys are doing the Nazi salute.
3- The bicycles must be made from Schwinn because that was the most popular bicycle in
Germany at this time.
Photo #2
Who are the people in the photograph?
The people in the photograph are American soldiers at a base in a war.
What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the photo
that tells you this.
The situation in the photograph is that the soldiers are in a war because they have uniforms on
and ammunition is around them.
What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey?
The message that the photographer was trying to show was how American soldiers had captured
an enemy fortress.
Why is this photograph important to history?

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This photograph is important to history because it shows an important war in American history.
What questions does this photograph raise?
A question that this photograph raises is, “what war is this?”
Write your own caption for the photograph:
“Fortunate Sons.”
What could you do to find more information about this photograph?
In order to find out more about this photograph, you could research more on the temperatures of
American wars, types of weapons, and types of uniforms.
Based on what you have observed list 3 things you might infer from the photograph
1- This photograph was taken during the Vietnam War.
2- This war had to have the U.S.S.R. involved because of the AK-47 in the middle of the
picture.

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3- The country the soldiers are from has to be America based on the way that they look.
Photo #3
Who are the people in the photograph?
The people in the photograph are male citizens and law enforcement agents.
What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the photo
that tells you this.
The situation of the photograph is that this is when Prohibition in America kicked in during the
1920s because of the alcohol the men are pouring out.
What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey?
The message the photographer was trying to show was how big of an impact Prohibition had on
people.
Why is this photograph important to history?
This photograph is important to history because it shows a very important piece of information in
American history; prohibition.

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What questions does this photograph raise?
A question that this photograph raises is, “why are the law enforcement agents so happy to be
pouring out something they love?”
Write your own caption for the photograph:
“The Booze Blues.”
What could you do to find more information about this photograph?
In order to find out more information on this photograph, you could research “Prohibition.”
Based on what you have observed list 3 things you might infer from the photograph
1- The liquid that the men are pouring out is alcohol, based on that this is during
Prohibition.
2- The men that are dressed up are law enforcement agents.

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3- This is during Prohibition based on what the men are doing, how the streets looked at the
time, and the outfits that the men have on.