"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime"
Photo Study Guide

Read the questions below and keep them in mind as you study the photos you've selected from the Photographs of the Great Depression page. Then, answer the questions for one of the photos. Print out a guide for each photo that you select.

Title of photograph:		Your name:
Name of photographer:

1. What is happening in this picture?

    

2. What are the circumstances this photo represents?

    

3. If there are people in your photo:
   1. How are these people dressed?

       

   2. What can you infer from the expression on their faces and their posture?

    

4. If there are no people in your photo:
   1. Describe the condition of any man-made objects in the photo.

       

   2. What seems to have led to these circumstances?

    

5. Is there anything interesting or surprising about the situation represented here?

    

6. What problems or frustrations are suggested by this image?

    

7. What adaptations can you assume or infer people are making to these conditions?

    

8. What help seems to be needed here?

    

9. What is unique about this image that the photographer wanted to capture?

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