Ihewulezi Joseph NIcholas

Who are the people in the photograph?

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Picture 1: Kids, in Germany during World War 2 era.

Picture 2: Group of guys during the Vietnam War.

Picture 3: Prohibition era religious leaders or enforcers along with citizens.

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Picture 1: You have a group of people cooking.

Picture 2: Clearly Hitler shaking a child’s hand.

Picture 3: Police and African Americans.

Picture 4: A hanging man and the Statue of Liberty.

Picture 5: A family looking onward at the Statue of Liberty.

Picture 6: A group of incoming soldiers.

What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the photo

that tells you this.

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Picture 1: The kids are in Nazi Germany due to the fact they are heiling. You can tell they are likely school

children due to the fact they are wearing backpacks.

Picture 2: They are in the Vietnam War. It is in a war zone based on how they are dressed. Also, the photo

saturation is of the area.

Picture 3: The religious leaders or officers are dumping out the alcohol. It is clearly seen they are dumping it.

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Picture 1: They are not a rich bunch of people just by the location they are in. It does not look to be the

fanciest. They are cooking based on all the utensils and appliances in use.

Picture 2: You have Hitler making himself look gentle based upon the fact he is with such a young child.

Picture 3: Cops are attacking the black community. You can clearly see the police using dogs to attack.

Picture 4: A man has hung himself from the Statue of Liberty. You can see a rope tied around the torch arm of

the statute and it tied around his neck.

Picture 5: A family of immigrants looking at the Statue of Liberty. You can see the statue in the background,

but you can tell by the clothing they are not dressed in American attire from the era.

Picture 6: A group of incoming soldiers are getting there physicals. You can see that there are men in uniforms

present and one of them is examining one of the men.

What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey?

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Picture 1: This was likely used as a propaganda image demonstrating allegiance to the party.

Picture 2: A sense of community among the guys pictured in it.

Picture 3: What was going on during this era the fact you have people just joyfully dumping out alcohol while

everyone else just looks at them.

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Picture 1: Possibly things we do in everyday life.

Picture 2: That Hitler has a soft side.

Picture 3: What racism was like in America.

Picture 4: That there is a price for freedom or America is not as great as it seems.

Picture 5: Symbolic meaning that the Statue of Liberty has of hope happiness and freedom.

Picture 6: What soldiers go through just to get to war. That they have to be in good health.

Why is this photograph important to history?

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Picture 1: It is a glimpse at life in Germany during the World War 2 era.

Picture 2: Because it shows us some of the people of the Vietnam War.

Picture 3: It shows how the two different groups felt during this era of America.

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Picture 1: It shows tasks that we do are the same as they was years ago.

Picture 2: We can see how this image could sway people into thinking he was not that bad.

Picture 3: It allows us to see what it was like back then; that racism was brutal at one point.

Picture 4: It conveys a message that can still be used today; freedom has a price to it and also America is not

the greatest place on earth.

Picture 5: It shows what the Statue of Liberty stood for at one time.

Picture 6: Because it gives us insight into the inner workings of the military.

What questions does this photograph raise?

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Picture 1: Who took the picture and who are the children?

Picture 2: Do they really feel as happy as they look?

Picture 3: Why are these people so happy to dump this out?

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Picture 1: Where are they at? Is this there home? Are they at work? Are they related to each other?

Picture 2: Was this meant for propaganda? Was this a setup situation or not?

Picture 3: Who took the photograph? Was they white or black? Also, was they an officer or citizen?

Picture 4: What was the message they was actually trying to send and what year is the picture from?

Picture 5: Who is the family and where are they from?

Picture 6: What country are they fighting for and what war is this from?

Write your own caption for the photograph:

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Picture 1: Kids during 1940's Germany.

Picture 2: Soldiers during the Vietnam War.

Picture 3: The Prohibition Era.

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Picture 1: Working.

Picture 2: A Kinder Hitler.

Picture 3: Racism in America.

Picture 4: The Price of Freedom.

Picture 5: Welcome to America.

Picture 6: The Road to War.

What could you do to find more information about this photograph?

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Picture 1: See if it is possible to find out if it was a professional image or if it was amateur. If it was

professionally done you could likely find the history of the photographer and found out why he was asked to

take it.

Picture 2: Find who took the photo. If it was published, you could find out that part and if they was in the

military with these guys.

Picture 3: Research the era and see if a news report could be found on this incident because this was possibly

a published picture.

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Picture 1: To try and find out what working conditions was like during this time and from there see if this was

at work or at home.

Picture 2: See if you could figure out what this picture was used for and learn if it was used in a source of

propaganda.

Picture 3: See if there was police records on this incident that would give the most insight into this.

Picture 4: See if you could find anything about the photographer and his political views that would give the

most insight into this.

Picture 5: The photo is likely taken at Ellis Island and or at least they migrated. If so, the museum there likely

has some kind record on the family and possibly the picture.

Picture 6: You could research the uniforms we see in the picture to find out what country and war they was

used in.

Based on what you have observed list 3 things you might infer from the photograph

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Picture 1:

1. It is in Germany

2. It is of German children

3. They were in support of the Nazi party

Picture 2:

1. It is in Vietnam

2. It is of a group of soldiers

3. They appear to be happy

Picture 3:

1. It is in America

2. It is during the Prohibition era

3. You have people joyfully supporting the laws of the era

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Picture 1:

1. They are cooking

2. They are doing a daily task

3. It is not in fantastic conditions

Picture 2:

1. It is in Germany

2. Hitler is in it

3. There is a child shaking Hitler’s hand

Picture 3:

1. Cops are attacking the black community

2. They are using dogs in this attack

3. The man being attacked it unarmed

Picture 4:

1. There is a hanging man

2. The man is hanging from the Statue of Liberty

3. This is meant as a statement piece.

Picture 5:

1. It is a family of immigrants.

2. They are in America.

3. The photo was taken around the New York Bay.

Picture 6:

1. Army recruits are being examined

2. It is likely around the World War 1 or after.

3. The men look to be fairly healthy