Primary Source Activities
Wadsworth Salt Company Photographs
Author: Elise Karin Hillis
Grade(s): 10
Description
Allow students, in groups or individually, to examine the primary source linked under Resources to the right, while answering the questions below in order. The questions are designed to guide students into a deeper analysis of the source and sharpen associated cognitive skills.Level I: Description
1. List three things that you see in this photograph.
2. What time period does this picture represent?
Level II: Interpretation
1. When was this photograph taken?
2. What is happening in this photo?
Level III: Analysis
1. In what social class do you believe that this woman would most likely be found? What evidence forms the basis of your opinion?
2. What does this primary source say about the culture or region as shown?
3. Can you think of another picture, painting or piece of art that is similar to this picture?
Standards
- History 9-10, Benchmark B: Explain the social, political and economic effects of industrialization.
- Indicator: Grade 10, GLI 1. Explain the effects of industrialization in the United States in the 19th century including: a. Changes in work and the workplace.
