This photograph is called Tipos, Mexicanos, Esatdo de Mexico and was created by Abel Briquet. In the photo, you can see two men, who are most likely workers, with four cows and a large wagon full of some sort of crop. It is easy to infer that the men pictured are working men because they are dressed in work attire and have tools to direct the cows where they need to be directed. This implies that the men are most likely taking the crops to another destination, possibly to sell. While viewing the picture, it is noticeable that the men are not wearing any shoes on their feet, which could imply that they are in the lower economic class. With that said, selling these crops could be their primary, or only, form of income to support themselves and their families. This demonstrates how difficult conditions were for lower class Mexicans during this time. Because it is crops that they are transporting by cows, it could also be implied that they probably work on some sort of farm or plantation. They had to work very hard in difficult environments and were given the dirty jobs that the upper class absolutely would not do. There were a few questions that arose while viewing this photo; I wonder where these men could be taking these crops to sell and to whom they might be selling them to. Out of curiosity, it would also be interesting to know how much these men get paid for their hard labor and how long of a day they have to work.
http://digitalcollections.smu.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/mex/id/515/rec/5
Comfortable Gusavis is an interesting photograph that was created by William Johnson. The focus of the photo is on two people, a man and a woman, sitting on what looks to be a balcony. The man’s clothing attire, including his shoes, implies that he is of the upper class. The surroundings seen in the picture, such as the large houses and trees, also attribute to the idea that man is most likely wealthy. The woman in the picture appears to have darker skin and does not look happy at all. She does not have a chair, so it is obvious that she belongs to the man, and is probably waiting on some kind of instruction. This was common in India during these days. The man’s skin is also much lighter than the woman’s, showing us that he is British. It would be interesting to know exactly how high in status the man is and how he treats the attendants that work for him. When viewing this photo, I also wondered how long the woman had been standing in that spot waiting for the man to tell her to do something and what kind of instruction she normally receives. It would also be interesting to know how many attendants this upper class gentleman has in his home.
http://digitalcollections.smu.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/eaa/id/723/rec/18