1. Who are the people in the photograph?
Men in suits, a mix of what looks to be wealthy and worker class
What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the photo
that tells you this.
Perhaps prohibition times?
Maybe they are empting liquor or alcohol into the sewer or drainage system?
What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey?
Probably that there were very mixed feelings about empting out so much booze
Why is this photograph important to history?
It shows the different sides of life during that time.
What the wealthy looked like, and what the not so wealthy looked like.
It captured their reactions to the prohibition of alcohol.
It gives is information on what life looked like at that time.
What questions does this photograph raise?
Is it Alcohol they are pouring out?
Are the wealthy looking mean happy because it’s being poured out or are they happy because it
seems to make the not so wealthy looking men sad.
Where is this taking place? Possibly in the American South?
Write your own caption for the photograph:
Cheer up boys there’s always coffee

2. What could you do to find more information about this photograph?
Research the turn of the century and prohibition documents
Search for photos about that era
Based on what you have observed list 3 things you might infer from the photograph
1-
The wealthy are happy about it the not so wealthy are not happy
2-
It must have been quite a big event to get so many peoples attentions. Perhaps a ceramony?
3-
There were some very drunk fish nearby, right after this picture was taken