The document analyzes 6 historical photographs and asks questions to understand the context and messages conveyed in each image. For the first photo of women cooking, it infers they are in a kitchen preparing a meal. The second photo shows Hitler campaigning with children and women to appear family-oriented. The third depicts a civil rights protest being confronted by officers and dogs. The fourth portrays an African American being hanged by the Statue of Liberty, suggesting limited freedom. The fifth shows an immigrant family arriving in America onboard a ship. The sixth photographs young men being examined to join the military.

1. Who are the people in the photograph?
First photo- women in the kitchen cooking
Second photo- Hitler, a small child, and 3 women
Third photo- Officers, dog, and protesters
Fourth photo- An African American and the Statue of Liberty
Fifth photo- Man, woman, and a small child
Sixth photo- Military officers and young men
What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the photo
that tells you this.
First photo- The women are cooking because they have a stove, pots, pans, and food.
Second photo- Hitler campaigning to try and gain popularity through women and children.
Third photo- Maybe a Civil Rights movement trying to be stopped by police officers and dogs.
Fourth photo- An African American being hanged by the Statue that is supposed to represent
freedom.
Fifth photo- Maybe an immigration family coming to America. Our evidence is that it looks as if they
are on a boat and traveling toward the Statue of Liberty and the little boy is pointing at the statue as if
he has never seen it before.
Sixth photo- The young men are being inspected for admission into the army/military. The military
officers are writing things as other military officers examine them.
What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey?
First photo- That women cook and provide the meals.
Second photo- The photographer is conveying that Hitler is a friendly and family oriented person.
Third photo- Photographer is portraying that there is a mishap among protestors.
Fourth photo- That fighting for freedom can eventually kill you. Or that too much freedom can get you
in trouble by making wrong decisions.
Fifth photo- That America is melting pot of the world.
Sixth photo- Portraying that your body needs to be healthy and stable enough to withstand the
military.
Why is this photograph important to history?

2. First photo- Shows the daily life of women in the early 1900’s.
Second photo- Important to history because it shows that the community supported Hitler because
they didn’t know what was to come.
Third photo- This photo is important because it portrays the Civil Rights movement and how far we’ve
come in society today.
Fourth photo- Important to history because it shows a time where some had limited freedom.
Fifth photo- This photo is important to history because it’s a record showing people coming to
America for success and freedom.
Sixth photo- Important for history because it shows the process of entering into the military voluntarily
or draft.
What questions does this photograph raise?
First photo- Who are the women and where are they?
Second photo- What event is the photo taken? Who is the child?
Third photo- What caused the officers to show up? What caused the dogs to be angry? Why is there
a mass amount of people on the sidewalk?
Fourth photo- Was it an African American or White who made the poster?
Fifth photo- Where were they coming from and what was their main purpose of coming?
Sixth photo- What war was this? Were the men drafted or did they volunteer?
Write your own caption for the photograph:
First photo- The daily life of women.
Second photo- Hitler’s campaign.
Third photo- Civil Rights Movement.
Fourth photo- Freedom at a price.
Fifth photo- Coming to the new world.
Sixth photo- Examination for war.
What could you do to find more information about this photograph?
First photo- Search the fashion styles of the women to find out the year the photo was taken.
Second photo- Research Hitler and his campaign places and time frames.

3. Third photo- Analyze and research Civil Rights Movements and the find the location.
Fourth photo- It looks as if it’s a poster and find out the artist and when it was made.
Fifth photo- Analyze their clothing styles and maybe find where they are coming from.
Sixth photo- Find out what war was going on in this time frame and analyze the clothing of the
generals/officers.
Based on what you have observed list 3 things you might infer from the photograph
1- First photo- They are cooking.
They are using a gas stove.
They are woman.
Second photo- The woman are smiling indicating that they like Hitler.
Picture was taken before the Holocaust.
Hitler was campaining.
Third photo- There is some sort of problem.
The dogs are unsettled.
Police are trying to break up the crowd.
Fourth photo- Photo is trying to scare people.
It is unsettling.
A man is being hanged by the Statue of Liberty.
Fifth photo- A family is seeing the Statue of Libery for the first time.
They are a foreign family.

4. Small family.
Sixth photo- During the draft.
The men are being inspected.
Everyone is very young.