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Child Labor in America

Joyce Kasman Valenza and Carl Atkinson

Examining Photographs Organizer


Objective Observations Subjective Observations
What do you see? (note people, background, objects) Pretend you were describing the image to someone who could not see it. Try to avoid making judgments.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

List any other observations based on your own personal feelings or background knowledge.

What additional questions do you have about the image?

 

 

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