Zoom-In: A MysteryAdventure

DIRECTIONS

In this adventure you will be shown several “clues” to help you solve the

mystery of the “big picture.”

Get your inner detective ready

Here we go!

What do you see?

What do you see now?

Where do you think this picture was taken?

What new clues do you have now?

What do you notice about the background?

What do you know now? What new clues do you have?

What new evidence do you have? Has it changed your ideas about this picture and where it was taken?

How does this clue change your ideas?

What is happening in the background?

Title: Houses and Factories

Created/Published: Between 1941 and 1942

How did your perception of the image change as you saw more of the picture?

What questions did the image leave you with?

Understanding the “Big Picture”

What is the impact of humans on nature when resources are not

properly managed?

Take a look at these primary sources to see how they help us understand the need to properly manage our resources and the impact on nature when we don’t.

Waste paper . . . An American characteristic

Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

Stream pollution. Dubuque, Iowa

Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

The Wire Mill, Donora, PA

Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

Son of a Farmer in Dust Bowl area, Cimarron County, Oklahoma

Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

      

 

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/assets/jb/modern/jb_modern_nixchina_1_e.jpg. [Houses and factories]. Library of Congress: American Memory.

      

 

Palmer, A. T. (1940-1946). Waste paper. Waste is an American characteristic. For too many years we have simply thrown things out when we were through with them, without a thought that they might be reused. Here on this garbage scow carrying rubbish for disposal is a huge stock of waster paper, so vitally needed today for conversion into the paper packing for defense. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs.

      

 

Rothstein, A. (1936). Son of farmer in dust bowl area. Cimarron County, Oklahoma. Library of Congress: American Memory, America from the Great Depression to World War II: Photographs from the FSA and OWI, ca. 1935-1945.

      

 

Unknown. (c1910). The wire mill, Donora, PA. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs.

      

 

Vachon, J. (1940). Stream pollution. City dump. Dubuque, Iowa. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs, Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection.