March 28, 2017
by Sam Dunkelberg
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This photograph depicts the construction of a railroad in India. There are hundreds of workers at this particular site with a variety of jobs. While most people do manual labor and carry containers on their heads, there are a few … Continue reading
March 28, 2017
by Ted Billock
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Scene on Balderas St. ‘reconstruction’ (Mexico View Company) In this photograph the viewer sees the recovery of a town that had just been ravaged by the chaos of war. Bullet holes paint the walls of the buildings while debris is … Continue reading
March 28, 2017
by Ted Billock
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Bengal-Nagpur Railway Construction, Photograph No. 09 (Townshend, J.C.) This photograph displays a group of workers posing for a picture before they begin the daunting task of cutting through the mountainside to make way for a railroad. The photograph tells a … Continue reading
March 28, 2017
by Scott Myer
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The title of this photograph is “Agrees, or Salt Cultivators of Salsette”, and the photographer is William Johnson. The direction the people in this photograph face is really interesting, as two of the subjects are facing rightward, one is … Continue reading
March 28, 2017
by Thomas Andrews
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The development of photography has maintained its strong impact on culture well through today. Just as we often “filter” our pictures today to show our world and/or points of view, so too did peoples back when photography was initially developed. … Continue reading
March 28, 2017
by Katherine McGowan
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Title of Painting/Photograph: Maria Painter/Illustrator/Photographer: Scott, Winfield This photo of Maria by Winfield Scott explores the life of a Mexican girl. The photo shows one girl who has a soft smile on her face with her hair done and a … Continue reading
March 28, 2017
by Kevin Kirshner
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Colonel William C. Green with Arm Outstretched Addressing Crowd of Mexican Workers during Miners Strike, 1906, Cananea, Mexico This photo features Colonel Wiiliam C. Greene, an American businessman who discovered copper reserves in Cananea, Mexico, addressing a large crowd … Continue reading
March 28, 2017
by Chase Patterson
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This is a photograph of then president of Mexico in 1902, Porifiro Diaz, inspecting his soldiers while doing a general review of the Mexican military. Diaz leads what appear to be several officers on horseback, while in the background of … Continue reading
March 28, 2017
by Joe Marco Lesmana
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The first image on the left shows Indians selling cotton at their cotton market. This image is titled the cotton Market and was taken by William Johnson and William Henderson. It was taken in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. … Continue reading
March 28, 2017
by Henry Heyser
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The Cotton Market, Bombay, taken by John Williams, depicts a group of men working on a cotton farm in India. The men working are of various ages, as the men in the left half of the picture appear to be … Continue reading