This document contains descriptions of 6 photographs with questions about the people, situations, messages, and historical importance depicted in each photo. The photos show: 1) German children during WWII heiling, 2) US soldiers in Vietnam appearing happy, 3) religious leaders dumping alcohol during Prohibition, 4) a man hanging from the Statue of Liberty's torch, 5) immigrants looking at the Statue of Liberty, and 6) soldiers receiving physicals. The questions probe what each photo reveals about the people and time periods depicted and how they convey important historical messages.

1. 1. Who are the people inthe photograph?Solo3picturesPicture 1: Kids,inGermanyduringWorldWar
2 era.Picture 2: Group of guysduringthe VietnamWar.Picture 3: Prohibitionerareligiousleadersor
enforcersalongwithcitizens.Group6 picturesPicture 1:You have a groupof people cooking.Picture 2:
ClearlyHitlershakingachild’shand.Picture 3:Police andAfricanAmericans.Picture4:A hangingman
and the Statue of Liberty.Picture 5: A familylookingonwardatthe Statue of Liberty.Picture 6: A group
of incomingsoldiers.Whatisthe situationof the peopleinthe photograph?Provideevidence fromthe
photothat tellsyouthis.SoloPicture 1:The kidsare in Nazi Germanydue to the fact theyare heiling.
You can tell theyare likelyschool childrendue tothe facttheyare wearingbackpacks.Picture 2:They
are inthe VietnamWar.It is ina war zone basedon how theyare dressed.Also,the photosaturationis
of the area.Picture 3: The religiousleadersorofficersare dumpingoutthe alcohol.Itisclearlyseenthey
are dumpingit.Group
2. Picture 1: Theyare nota richbunch of people justbythe locationtheyare in.It doesnotlookto be
the fanciest.Theyare cookingbasedonall the utensilsandappliancesinuse.Picture 2:Youhave Hitler
makinghimself lookgentlebaseduponthe facthe iswithsuch a youngchild.Picture 3: Copsare
attackingthe black community.Youcan clearlysee the police usingdogstoattack. Picture 4: A manhas
hunghimself fromthe Statue of Liberty.Youcan see a rope tiedaroundthe torch arm of the statute and
it tiedaroundhisneck.Picture 5: A familyof immigrantslookingatthe Statue of Liberty.Youcan see the
statue inthe background,butyoucan tell bythe clothingtheyare notdressedinAmericanattire from
the era. Picture 6: A groupof incomingsoldiersare gettingthere physicals.Youcan see thatthere are
meninuniformspresentandone of themisexaminingone of the men.Whatmessage doyouthinkthe
photographerwastryingtoconvey?SoloPicture 1:Thiswas likelyusedasa propagandaimage
demonstratingallegiance tothe party.Picture 2: A sense of communityamongthe guyspicturedinit.
Picture 3: What was goingon duringthiserathe fact you have people justjoyfullydumpingoutalcohol
while everyone else justlooksatthem.GroupPicture 1: Possiblythingswe doineverydaylife.Picture 2:
That Hitlerhasa softside.Picture 3:What racismwaslike inAmerica.Picture 4:That there isa price for
freedomorAmericaisnot as greatas it seems.Picture 5:Symbolicmeaningthatthe Statue of Liberty
has of hope happinessandfreedom.Picture 6:What soldiersgothroughjusttoget to war. That they
have to be in goodhealth.
3. Why is thisphotographimportanttohistory?SoloPicture 1:It isa glimpse atlife inGermanyduring
the World War 2 era.Picture 2: Because it showsussome of the people of the VietnamWar.Picture 3:It
showshowthe two differentgroupsfeltduringthiseraof America.GroupPicture 1:It showstasks that
we do are the same as theywas yearsago.Picture 2: We can see how thisimage couldswaypeople into
thinkinghe wasnotthat bad. Picture 3: It allowsusto see whatitwas like backthen;that racismwas
brutal at one point.Picture 4: It conveysa message thatcan still be usedtoday;freedomhasaprice to it
and alsoAmericaisnot the greatestplace onearth.Picture 5: It showswhatthe Statue of Libertystood
for at one time.Picture 6:Because it givesusinsightintothe innerworkingsof the military.What
questionsdoesthisphotographraise?SoloPicture 1:Whotook the picture andwho are the children?
Picture 2: Do theyreallyfeel ashappyastheylook?Picture 3: Why are these peoplesohappytodump
thisout? GroupPicture 1: Where are theyat? Is thisthere home?Are theyatwork? Are theyrelatedto
each other?Picture 2: Was thismeantforpropaganda?Was thisa setupsituationornot?
4. Picture 3: Whotook the photograph?Was theywhite orblack?Also,wastheyan officerorcitizen?
Picture 4: What was the message theywasactuallytryingtosendand whatyearis the picture from?
Picture 5: Who isthe familyandwhere are theyfrom?Picture 6: What countryare theyfightingforand

2. whatwar is thisfrom?Write your owncaptionfor the photograph:SoloPicture 1:Kidsduring1940's
Germany.Picture 2: Soldiersduringthe VietnamWar.Picture 3: The ProhibitionEra.GroupPicture 1:
Working.Picture 2: A KinderHitler.Picture3:RacisminAmerica.Picture 4:The Price of Freedom.Picture
5: Welcome toAmerica.Picture 6:The Roadto War. What couldyoudo to findmore informationabout
thisphotograph?
5. SoloPicture 1: See if itispossible tofindoutif itwas a professional imageorif itwas amateur.If it
was professionallydone youcouldlikelyfindthe historyof the photographerandfoundoutwhyhe was
askedto take it.Picture 2: Findwho tookthe photo.If itwas published,youcouldfindoutthatpart and
if theywas inthe militarywiththese guys.Picture 3:Researchthe eraand see if a newsreportcouldbe
foundonthisincidentbecause thiswaspossiblyapublishedpicture.GroupPicture 1:To try and findout
whatworkingconditionswaslike duringthistimeandfromthere see if thiswasat workor at home.
Picture 2: See if youcouldfigure outwhat thispicture wasusedforand learnif it wasusedin a source of
propaganda.Picture 3: See if there waspolice recordsonthisincidentthatwouldgive the mostinsight
intothis.Picture 4: See if youcouldfindanything aboutthe photographerandhispolitical viewsthat
wouldgive the mostinsightintothis.Picture 5:The photois likelytakenatEllisIslandandorat least
theymigrated.If so,the museumthere likelyhassome kindrecordonthe familyandpossiblythe
picture.Picture 6: Youcould researchthe uniformswe see inthe picture tofindoutwhatcountry and
war theywasusedin.
6. Based onwhat youhave observedlist3thingsyoumightinferfromthe photographSoloPicture 1: 1.
It isin Germany2. It is of German children3.Theywere insupportof the Nazi partyPicture 2: 1. It isin
Vietnam2.It isof a group of soldiers3.Theyappear to be happyPicture 3: 1. It isinAmerica2. It is
duringthe Prohibitionera3.You have people joyfullysupportingthe lawsof the eraGroup Picture 1: 1.
Theyare cooking2. Theyare doinga dailytask
7. 3. It isnot infantasticconditionsPicture 2:1. It is inGermany2. Hitlerisinit3. There isa child
shakingHitler’shandPicture 3:1. Copsare attacking the blackcommunity2. Theyare usingdogsinthis
attack 3. The man beingattackeditunarmedPicture 4: 1. There isa hangingman2. The man ishanging
fromthe Statue of Liberty3. Thisis meantas a statementpiece.Picture5:1. It isa familyof immigrants.
2. They are in America.3.The photowas takenaroundthe New York Bay.Picture 6:
8. 1. Armyrecruitsare beingexamined2.Itis likelyaroundthe WorldWar1 or after.3. The menlookto
be fairlyhealthy