NAME:__________________________
PER:_____
The Grapes of Wrath
Photography Project
DUE: Monday, December 10, 2007
OVERVIEW:
In this project you will learn to analyze and
interpret photographs by thinking of them as the creations of different
photographers with different approaches. The collection of
photographs for this project is designed to provide vivid scenes of the
harshness of life in rural America during the Great Depression. With
these photographs and the text of The Grapes of Wrath you will
explore this aspect of social history in-depth by using photographs as
a starting point for research which can, in turn, give your research
topics a context and relevance that will make them less abstract and
more engaging.
DIRECTIONS:
 You will be given 15 photographs from the Library of Congress
America from the Great Depression to World War II: Black and
White Photographs from the FSA and OWI, ca. 1935-1945
collection. Each photograph corresponds with one of the
descriptive chapters from The Grapes of Wrath.
 After studying each photograph you must answer the
corresponding 10 questions about the photograph.
 You must copy and paste the picture and the chapter number at
the top of each page that contains the corresponding answers
to the 10 questions. (Number all answers.)
 All work must by typed. (Arial/12; double-spaced)
 THIS IS NOT A GROUP PROJECT!!!!!!!!! All work must be
done by YOU and YOU alone!
Chapter 29
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
What is the subject of the photograph?
What is the purpose of the photograph?
Where was it taken?
What stands out to you? (Tiny details or big shapes? People or things?)
What is its mood? (How does it make you feel to look at it?)
What do you think is the central argument of the photograph?
What does the photographer want you to know or notice about his/ her
subject?
8. How does the photograph reinforce a point of view found in chapter 29 of The
Grapes of Wrath?
9. How does the image reflect a bias found in chapter 29 of The Grapes of
Wrath?
10. Use a direct quotation found in chapter 29 of The Grapes of Wrath to use as
a caption for this photograph.
CREATED/PUBLISHED:
1935
PHOTOGRAPHER:
Lange, Dorothea
CALL NUMBER:
LC-USF34- 002327-C
Chapter 25
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
What is the subject of the photograph?
What is the purpose of the photograph?
Where was it taken?
What stands out to you? (Tiny details or big shapes? People or things?)
What is its mood? (How does it make you feel to look at it?)
What do you think is the central argument of the photograph?
What does the photographer want you to know or notice about his/ her
subject?
8. How does the photograph reinforce a point of view found in chapter 25 of The
Grapes of Wrath?
9. How does the image reflect a bias found in chapter 25 of The Grapes of
Wrath?
10. Use a direct quotation found in chapter 25 of The Grapes of Wrath to use as
a caption for this photograph.
CREATED/PUBLISHED:
1936 Nov
PHOTOGRAPHER:
Lange, Dorothea
CALL NUMBER:
LC-USF34- 009912-E
Chapter 23
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
What is the subject of the photograph?
What is the purpose of the photograph?
Where was it taken?
What stands out to you? (Tiny details or big shapes? People or things?)
What is its mood? (How does it make you feel to look at it?)
What do you think is the central argument of the photograph?
What does the photographer want you to know or notice about his/ her
subject?
8. How does the photograph reinforce a point of view found in chapter 23 of The
Grapes of Wrath?
9. How does the image reflect a bias found in chapter 23 of The Grapes of
Wrath?
10. Use a direct quotation found in chapter 23 of The Grapes of Wrath to use as
a caption for this photograph.
CREATED/PUBLISHED:
1941 May
PHOTOGRAPHER:
Lee, Russell
CALL NUMBER:
LC-USF34- 039284-D
Chapter 21
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
What is the subject of the photograph?
What is the purpose of the photograph?
Where was it taken?
What stands out to you? (Tiny details or big shapes? People or things?)
What is its mood? (How does it make you feel to look at it?)
What do you think is the central argument of the photograph?
What does the photographer want you to know or notice about his/ her
subject?
8. How does the photograph reinforce a point of view found in chapter 21 of The
Grapes of Wrath?
9. How does the image reflect a bias found in chapter 21 of The Grapes of
Wrath?
10. Use a direct quotation found in chapter 21 of The Grapes of Wrath to use as
a caption for this photograph.
CREATED/PUBLISHED:
1939 May
PHOTOGRAPHER:
Lange, Dorothea
CALL NUMBER:
LC-USF34- 019639-C
Chapter 19
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
What is the subject of the photograph?
What is the purpose of the photograph?
Where was it taken?
What stands out to you? (Tiny details or big shapes? People or things?)
What is its mood? (How does it make you feel to look at it?)
What do you think is the central argument of the photograph?
What does the photographer want you to know or notice about his/ her
subject?
8. How does the photograph reinforce a point of view found in chapter 19 of The
Grapes of Wrath?
9. How does the image reflect a bias found in chapter 19 of The Grapes of
Wrath?
10. Use a direct quotation found in chapter 19 of The Grapes of Wrath to use as
a caption for this photograph.
CREATED/PUBLISHED:
1939 May
PHOTOGRAPHER:
Lange, Dorothea
CALL NUMBER:
LC-USF34- 019576-E
Chapter 17
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
What is the subject of the photograph?
What is the purpose of the photograph?
Where was it taken?
What stands out to you? (Tiny details or big shapes? People or things?)
What is its mood? (How does it make you feel to look at it?)
What do you think is the central argument of the photograph?
What does the photographer want you to know or notice about his/ her
subject?
8. How does the photograph reinforce a point of view found in chapter 17 of The
Grapes of Wrath?
9. How does the image reflect a bias found in chapter 17 of The Grapes of
Wrath?
10. Use a direct quotation found in chapter 17 of The Grapes of Wrath to use as
a caption for this photograph.
CREATED/PUBLISHED:
1939 July
PHOTOGRAPHER:
Lee, Russell
CALL NUMBER:
LC-USF33- 012320-M3
Chapter 15
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
What is the subject of the photograph?
What is the purpose of the photograph?
Where was it taken?
What stands out to you? (Tiny details or big shapes? People or things?)
What is its mood? (How does it make you feel to look at it?)
What do you think is the central argument of the photograph?
What does the photographer want you to know or notice about his/ her
subject?
8. How does the photograph reinforce a point of view found in chapter 15 of The
Grapes of Wrath?
9. How does the image reflect a bias found in chapter 15 of The Grapes of
Wrath?
10. Use a direct quotation found in chapter 15 of The Grapes of Wrath to use as
a caption for this photograph.
CREATED/PUBLISHED:
1939 June
PHOTOGRAPHER:
Lee, Russell
CALL NUMBER:
LC-USF34- 033690-D
Chapter 14
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
What is the subject of the photograph?
What is the purpose of the photograph?
Where was it taken?
What stands out to you? (Tiny details or big shapes? People or things?)
What is its mood? (How does it make you feel to look at it?)
What do you think is the central argument of the photograph?
What does the photographer want you to know or notice about his/ her
subject?
8. How does the photograph reinforce a point of view found in chapter 14 of The
Grapes of Wrath?
9. How does the image reflect a bias found in chapter 14 of The Grapes of
Wrath?
10. Use a direct quotation found in chapter 14 of The Grapes of Wrath to use as
a caption for this photograph.
CREATED/PUBLISHED:
1939 June
PHOTOGRAPHER:
Lee, Russell
CALL NUMBER:
LC-USF34- 033697-D
Chapter 12
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
What is the subject of the photograph?
What is the purpose of the photograph?
Where was it taken?
What stands out to you? (Tiny details or big shapes? People or things?)
What is its mood? (How does it make you feel to look at it?)
What do you think is the central argument of the photograph?
What does the photographer want you to know or notice about his/ her
subject?
8. How does the photograph reinforce a point of view found in chapter 12 of The
Grapes of Wrath?
9. How does the image reflect a bias found in chapter 12 of The Grapes of
Wrath?
10. Use a direct quotation found in chapter 12 of The Grapes of Wrath to use as
a caption for this photograph.
CREATED/PUBLISHED:
1940 Feb
PHOTOGRAPHER:
Lee, Russell
CALL NUMBER:
LC-USF33- 012563-M3
Chapter 11
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
What is the subject of the photograph?
What is the purpose of the photograph?
Where was it taken?
What stands out to you? (Tiny details or big shapes? People or things?)
What is its mood? (How does it make you feel to look at it?)
What do you think is the central argument of the photograph?
What does the photographer want you to know or notice about his/ her
subject?
8. How does the photograph reinforce a point of view found in chapter 11 of The
Grapes of Wrath?
9. How does the image reflect a bias found in chapter 11 of The Grapes of
Wrath?
10. Use a direct quotation found in chapter 11 of The Grapes of Wrath to use as
a caption for this photograph.
CREATED/PUBLISHED:
1936 April
PHOTOGRAPHER:
Rothstein, Arthur
CALL NUMBER:
LC-USF34- 004031-E
Chapter 9
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
What is the subject of the photograph?
What is the purpose of the photograph?
Where was it taken?
What stands out to you? (Tiny details or big shapes? People or things?)
What is its mood? (How does it make you feel to look at it?)
What do you think is the central argument of the photograph?
What does the photographer want you to know or notice about his/ her
subject?
8. How does the photograph reinforce a point of view found in chapter 9 of The
Grapes of Wrath?
9. How does the image reflect a bias found in chapter 9 of The Grapes of
Wrath?
10. Use a direct quotation found in chapter 9 of The Grapes of Wrath to use as a
caption for this photograph.
CREATED/PUBLISHED:
1939 July
PHOTOGRAPHER:
Lee, Russell
CALL NUMBER:
LC-USF34- 033761-D
Chapter 7
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
What is the subject of the photograph?
What is the purpose of the photograph?
Where was it taken?
What stands out to you? (Tiny details or big shapes? People or things?)
What is its mood? (How does it make you feel to look at it?)
What do you think is the central argument of the photograph?
What does the photographer want you to know or notice about his/ her
subject?
8. How does the photograph reinforce a point of view found in chapter 7 of The
Grapes of Wrath?
9. How does the image reflect a bias found in chapter 7 of The Grapes of
Wrath?
10. Use a direct quotation found in chapter 7 of The Grapes of Wrath to use as a
caption for this photograph.
CREATED/PUBLISHED:
1939 July
PHOTOGRAPHER:
Lee, Russell
CALL NUMBER:
LC-USF34- 033885-D
Chapter 5
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
What is the subject of the photograph?
What is the purpose of the photograph?
Where was it taken?
What stands out to you? (Tiny details or big shapes? People or things?)
What is its mood? (How does it make you feel to look at it?)
What do you think is the central argument of the photograph?
What does the photographer want you to know or notice about his/ her
subject?
8. How does the photograph reinforce a point of view found in chapter 5 of The
Grapes of Wrath?
9. How does the image reflect a bias found in chapter 5 of The Grapes of
Wrath?
10. Use a direct quotation found in chapter 5 of The Grapes of Wrath to use as a
caption for this photograph.
CREATED/PUBLISHED:
1939 July
PHOTOGRAPHER:
Lee, Russell
CALL NUMBER:
LC-USF34- 033876-D
Chapter 3
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
What is the subject of the photograph?
What is the purpose of the photograph?
Where was it taken?
What stands out to you? (Tiny details or big shapes? People or things?)
What is its mood? (How does it make you feel to look at it?)
What do you think is the central argument of the photograph?
What does the photographer want you to know or notice about his/ her
subject?
8. How does the photograph reinforce a point of view found in chapter 3 of The
Grapes of Wrath?
9. How does the image reflect a bias found in chapter 3 of The Grapes of
Wrath?
10. Use a direct quotation found in chapter 3 of The Grapes of Wrath to use as a
caption for this photograph.
CREATED/PUBLISHED:
1943 Mar
PHOTOGRAPHER:
Delano, Jack
CALL NUMBER:
LC-USW3- 019570-E
Chapter 1
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
What is the subject of the photograph?
What is the purpose of the photograph?
Where was it taken?
What stands out to you? (Tiny details or big shapes? People or things?)
What is its mood? (How does it make you feel to look at it?)
What do you think is the central argument of the photograph?
What does the photographer want you to know or notice about his/ her
subject?
8. How does the photograph reinforce a point of view found in chapter 1 of The
Grapes of Wrath?
9. How does the image reflect a bias found in chapter 1 of The Grapes of
Wrath?
10. Use a direct quotation found in chapter 1 of The Grapes of Wrath to use as a
caption for this photograph.
CREATED/PUBLISHED:
1939 Oct
PHOTOGRAPHER:
Lange, Dorothea
CALL NUMBER:
LC-USF34- 021705-E