Documenting the Great Depression

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Students compare and contrast two photographs from the Great Depression, and identify the ways in which the photographers depicted the hardships of everyday life during this period. They hypothesize about the story behind each photograph and consider the effectiveness of each photo.

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Documenting the Great Depression

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