SIGHT - one way to look at primary source images: Angel Island
Transcript of SIGHT - one way to look at primary source images: Angel Island
SIGHTSIGHT
SS SScan for important detailscan for important details
II IIdentify the topic/issuedentify the topic/issue
GG GGuess the artist’s intent or uess the artist’s intent or message message
HH HHear the voicesear the voices
TT TTalk about interpretationsalk about interpretations
What do you see in this portion of the photograph?
What specific details provide clues?
What theories can you establish?
Hear the voices
Someone (other than the photographer) might be viewing this scene in person.
Who might that person be?
What do you think that person might be thinking?
TTalk about interpretationsalk about interpretationsIf you just traveled across a large ocean, what would you think if this building was to be your first stop in the United States?
Angel Island Immigration Station around the time of WWI