http://img2-3.timeinc.net/people/i/2014/sandbox/news/140217/buddy-holly-600×450.jpg

This image (acquired as a .jpeg) is a photograph of the front page of a Daily Tribune from Feb, 4 1959. The headline “Three Singers Who Died in Crash of Chartered Plane” refers to a mythic day in Rock n Roll, The Day the Music Died. As we can see from the picture of the newspaper, the Daily Tribune was reporting on the death of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and JP “The Big Bopper” Richardson. The newspapers were originally circulated the day after the plane crashed on February 3, 1959. The intent of the newspaper, The Daily Tribune, was to investigate and inform the public on the incident. As the story goes, the three singers chartered the plane on their tour due to being angered and distressed at rough bus rides. The three singers took off and shortly after a combination of rough weather and pilot error lead to the fatal crash. Many other artists paid tribute to the death of Holly, Valens, and Richardson in the form of music. The song most closely related to The Day the Music Died is Don McLean’s “American Pie.”

Speaking of the image itself, the image is very clear and not pixelated. The image of the newspaper is 114KB and 600×450. The actual newspaper was circulated the day after the crash and distributed to the public. I chose an image of a newspaper due to the popularity of newspaper in the 1900’s. Most Americans would have got the news of the deaths from the print media. The Google search engine brings up many different newspaper articles related to the plane crash with headlines ranging from “Plane Crash Kills 3 Rock N Roll Idols” to “Day the Music Died.”

The Vietnam war is best know for being an almost total failure on the part of the United States Government. However, it is also known for the massive collateral damage it inflicted on the innocent civilians that were caught in the crossfire. On June 8^th 1972, the South Vietnamese Army dropped a napalm bomb on Trang Bang, which had been attacked and occupied by North Vietnamese forces. In the ensuing carnage, thousands were killed, and countless more injured. Nick Ut of the associated press took the picture above, which shows several Vietnamese children, Soldiers, and Photographers fleeing the chaos. The very next day, it was featured on the front page of the New York Times. It then even went on to receive a Pulitzer Prize and become the World Press Photo of the Year for 1972 for its gripping illustration of the war. The version of the photo displayed is actually a scanned original, posted here in PNG format with a size of 510 KB, and some of the age spots can even be seen giving this photo a realistic and personal feel. In some ways I think this factor even compliments the photo, as it almost seems as if the image itself had to endure the flames of napalm that consumed so many lives that day, and many other days like it. I found this photo on google, and I chose it because I think it depicts all to well the horror wrought by the Vietnam War. It is also a poignant example of the growing media presence on the battlefront.

This was the first time that normal citizens could see first-hand what was actually happening from the comforts of their own home, just by flipping on the television. As a result, many more people were able to form their own opinions about the war, causing a large portion of the population to disapprove and even protest US involvement in the conflict. Due to the wide-scale media presence in Vietnam, many more reporters and news correspondents than ever before were on the front lines, leading to the publication of many more photos like the one seen above. One modern context that this picture gives the Vietnam War is its similarity to the recent war in the middle-east, which due to large scale media involvement has led many to yet again question the U.S. governments foreign policy. Nick Ut, like many other reporters of his day, strove to give citizens a feel for what it was like to be engulfed in the flames of battle. Now due to their efforts, countless videos and photographs exist today that vividly document the fact that war, truly is hell.

Image link:

https://framednetwork.com/iconic-image-phan-thi-kim-phuc/

Over Spring Break this year I watched “Good Morning, Vietnam” for the first time in a few years. It is famous for Robin William’s portrayal of Adrian Cronauer a radio DJ with the Armed Forces Radio Service who is sent to Saigon for work and quickly disrupt the strict status quo enforced by his commanding officers with his flippant humor and insistence on playing rock and roll on air.

Though it is an amazing comedy performance, what hit me this time around was a much more powerful dramatic moment. Near the end of the film a bomb is set of in the GI bar Cronauer frequents. He narrowly escapes when he is dragged out of the bar by a young Vietnamese teenager name Tuan who he has befriended during his his time in Saigon. At first he doesn’t think about it, most likely assuming it was dumb luck. A few scenes later however Tuan is revealed to be a member of the Viet Cong who is responsible for the bombing. Over the next few scenes Cronauer pursues Tuan and when he reaches him he confronts him about the bombing and expresses the anger and betrayal he is feeling. Tuan responds,

“Big fucking deal! My brother is dead. And my other brother, who be 29 years old, he dead! Shot by Americans! My neighbor, dead! His wife, dead. WHY? Because we’re not human to them!”

This kind of violence toward civilians during the war is something that is even now goes relatively unnoticed by the American public. The only well-publicized instance was the My Lai massacre but there are approximately seven other similar instances as well as many more attacks on individual civilians resulting in at least 50 more confirmed casualties. After investigations the accused rarely received appropriate sentences – or any at all – and even less often actually completed them.

This kind of attention in popular media is significant as garnering attention from the public can influence people to take action. In this case it didn’t but, as we have seen with recent events in Baltimore, enough people acknowledging that something awful has occurred and standing up against those who would attempt to cover up or excuse it, people can make a difference in the path events take.

          Hiroshima, a Japanese City on which our first atomic bomb was dropped, killed about 50% of the 350,000 people estimated to have been there at the time. Aside from deaths, there were many injured people damaged by the bomb, or by its atomic heat rays. This photograph was taken by the U.S. Army about one hour after the dropping of the bomb. I searched for it through the engine source of google images, typing in “bombing of Hiroshima”, which lead me to click on the following url to aquire more information about it: http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/g_l/levine/bombing.htm.             The size of the image is 499 x 348; 63.2 kb; it is a GIF image (.gif). It looks pixelated, it contains many forms of dots on it as if it were scanned and enlarged. However, it is a replica of the original image, which was taken in air about 80km away of the Inland Sea. Even though the image is pixelated, it is clear; the atomic cloud caused by the bomb, “Little Boy”, is seen clearly as well as where it spread. The image was taken to capture the effects of the new, deadly weapon the U.S. had created and used upon humans in war. It portrayed only the truth of what we had done to a city. I chose this image to discuss my topic since it was taken the very day of the drop of the bomb, the accuracy of the cloud created could not be more exact. Many people were injured, and many others died as outcome of this. The topic of my discussion came to mind as I watched a series of “Bones” where a man created his own bombs to attack the U.S. It reminded me of how we were the first to use such a weapon and over the years, enemies have created weapons of their own. Hopefully we never experience what the people in Hiroshima experienced on August 6, 1945.

Url of website: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/05/07/alex-rodriguez-661-home-runs-willie-mays-fourth-place-all-time/70910674/

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I was watching MLB highlights and stubbled across an article about Alex Rodriguez passing Willie Mays on all time home run list. The photo at a size of 300px by 250px was captured on May 7th. Anthony Grupposso from USA TODAY Sports captured the historical photo were it was recognized as the header for one of the most popular websites across the nation. The image was captured as a historical archive that spread like wild fire across social media. The moment the ball left the bat thousands of people in the stadium were witnessing history. The 661st career home run from Alex Rodriguez puts him in sole possession of fourth place on the all time home run list. The image is still new and is very high quality. The technology now has the ability to capture every detail in its entirety. The photographer was able to capture the faces of the New York Yankees fans that were in attendance

I picked this image because I was reading about the history of sports. I came across a story of how baseball is america’s past time. There is a section in hist about the struggle for equality. Alex Rodriguez is a black male playing a professional sport. In today’s society it is acceptable, however, Major League Baseball Hall of Fame members such as, Hank Aaron and Willie Mays were two black males who paved the ground for the future of equality in sports. Willie Mays had a Hall of Fame career playing a total of 22 seasons in the MLB. Hitting towering 660 home runs through out his career. Young players such as Alex Rodriguez grew up idolizing players such as Willie Mays because of the success they have had in their careers. Alex Rodriguez has had a very rocky career. He has been publicly scrutinized because of his P.E.D. (steroids) usage. Shamming his career to all of the baseball community. The New York Yankees organization almost kicked Alex Rodriguez off of the team because of the shame he brought to their organization. They made a good decision keeping the 39 year old superstar.

History can be made everyday at any moment. Keeping aware of your surroundings you can capture a moment that can become something amazing. This photo taken by Anthony Grupposso is an example of just that. Alex Rodriguez may never be inducted into the Hall of Fame but he will for sure have his name and piece of history within it.

I found this image on History.com during a Google.com search for a history hack idea. The picture I chose looks like a scan of an original image, that has been converted into a jpg file and the size is unknown. The article of the image does not say where it was taken or who actually took the photo. While you can easily tell that the picture is old and possible restored to some extent the clarity is astonishing. The way this image is taken makes it seem as if its intended use was for an article or just a self portrait. The original pictures date was not placed on the website of which I obtained it. However, due to her presidency being in the year of 1872, it is safe to assume that it was a little after that. During this time people did not differentiate between personal poses and professional poses like we see more of today. The photo presents what power is in its most simple form, just one individual. The photographer angled the shot in such a way that she looks at peace, yet she is looking toward something. The photo makes you hone in on her eyes, and with them looking away at a distance it makes her seem like she see no only the present but is able to look out into the future. Maybe that is what the photographer was hoping this point would be easy to recognize. The exact time of when the photo was circulated was not present on the website.Today, society has formed this idea that women gained their rights in the 1920’s when the 19th amendment gave women the power to humans. However, hacking history shows us that Hilary Clinton is not the first woman to make noise within an all male candidacy, Victoria Woodhull from Ohio was. Woodhull would run against President Ulysses in 1872. During her campaign she was part of the Equal Rights Party, does that not sound familiar to what we are learning now? A woman 50 years ago was leading the movement for equality. She was a voice of strength to plead the case that women had to demand equal rights and had to demand that they receive the same rights the American government gave to men. In fact prior to her running for presidency she challenged many aspect to the injustices that the laws were upholding. She made the argument that women were citizens too, and that if you paid taxes you should get a say in how they were used. Which is a great point to make. By her being a voice of logic it aided in her future for a leadership position. This image is awesome because this is someone I have never heard of. And honestly, I am shocked that i have not come across her soon. She is an original wolf (or wolfette) of Wall Street, and despite what modern history claims she was the first woman to run for presidency. What is even more exciting is that she was an O.G. hippie! Woodhull made the argument that people should have a the only say and a free say in what or who they do. She was known for being okay with sexual acts which at that point in time would make her vile. Her courageous mind and ideas is why I was drawn to her for this hack idea. She was married three times and was a very wealthy woman. Her story is amazing. History has so many amazing women, yet, we get to learn about the submissive housewives of the 50’s and 60’s instead of these chicks that made it okay to be a powerful woman. She made the argument that many others who have experienced oppression have made, and that is the fact that the oppressed have no government. The government is a rich white man’s sport that many are not invited to be a part of. Just to give you a more indepth look at Woodhull I have attached a youtube viedo that puts her life goals/missions in a short and concise way. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPiJFW8nZyw

http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/who-was-the-first-woman-to-run-for-president?cmpid=Social_FBPAGE_HISTORY_20150509_178305636&linkId=14071428

-Charrah Hardamon

http://time.com/3841451/the-roots-of-baltimores-riot/

This is the Time Magazine cover that was published on May 11, 2015. The date when the original photograph was taken is not exactly known, but it was during the escalation of the Baltimore protests in late April. I saw it while I was scrolling through the “Baltimore Uprising” tag on tumblr when the riots escalated at this time. The protests were in response to the death of Freddie Gray who died of a spinal injury after being taken into custody by the police. I acquired this picture from the actual Time website and also included the original photo. The image on the left is the finished product of Time Magazine and the photograph on the right is the original photo. The final image that was used for the magazine cover cuts the original photo in half. By crossing out 1968 and replacing it with a red 2015 suggests to the audience that history is repeating itself and that nothing has really changed in over fifty years. It was created and published on the cover of this magazine because this is the time that history is being made. I feel like this is the intent of the image in that this lack of progression needs to end now. The fact that this image was published by Time Magazine ensures that it will be seen by a lot of people and that the message will be spread. I was able to see this image on an entirely different channel of social media which indicates to me that I was only one of thousands if not millions to have seen this image and felt its impact. Also, by making it black and white it reminds people of the protests in the 1960s which were also photographed in black and white. It connects what is happening now to what was happening fifty years ago and makes the viewers feel sad and angry. I feel like with a reaction like this that the people will feel encouraged to continue fighting until justice is served just as in the 1960s with the Voting Rights Act or the success in the Browder v. Gayle case which ruled Alabama’s racial segregation on buses unconstitutional. The imade was photographed and created this year, but refers the viewer back in time to the Civil Rights Movement. It is a simple yet powerful image.
The condition of the image is clear and comprehensible. The format of this picture (magazine cover) is in JPG format and the size is 86 KB. The photographer of the original photo, Devin Allen, is a protestor who took this picture during one of the demonstrations. David Von Drehle is the author who wrote the article on this image that was published on the Time Magazine website. The image was taken and created in modern day, but the way that it looks is supposed to resemble similar protests from the late 1960s. My search criteria was Google after I had seen this on the “Baltimore Uprising” tag on tumblr, as I said previously.
I chose this image because of how relevant it is to the history that is developing now. I wrote my essay on how the media influenced the population during the Vietnam era which was also during the Civil Rights Movement. I have always been fascinated with this time period because of how the entire nation was, in one way or another, a part of one or a few movements such as the anti-war effort or the Civil Rights Movement. I have always been incredibly intrigued at how an entire population of people can come together and fight for a cause that they so passionately believe in. I also feel like my generation, with all of our social media and activism, are almost repeating history, but actually have the ability to change it so that it does not have to be repeated again. Already in my lifetime, the first African American president was elected into office and possibly even the first woman president in 2016. Events like these are truly the ones that make history and I am very excited to be a part of it and see if real change will happen.

This picture is a photograph and it shows a Ford T model, the most popular car in the 1920’s and also a symbol for the consumer society at that time. The format is .JPG and its size is about 233 KB, which is typical for pictures of this kind of quality. The authors name is Rodney and the picture was taken for a webpage that shows several different types of T models in different angels or in action. The intent of that website is to create a smile in the faces of car lovers and people that care about the history of cars, and especially cars that were built by Ford. The date when the picture was created is unknown to me since there is no date given and since the picture has a really good quality, it is hard to estimate. It was taken in black and white, which doesn’t necessarily mean that it was taken before colored pictures were invented, since there are multiple computer programs that could change a colored picture into a black and white picture and the other way around. However, I assume that it was published in 2013; the same year the related YouTube clip of a Ford T model on the website was published (in case, here is the link for the YouTube clip: https://youtu.be/i1LesV4QhlM).

Nevertheless, I would say that this picture has a great quality and an excellent condition. Furthermore, the black and white colored style of the picture makes it even more attractive and more connected to the 1920’s. I’m pretty sure that this picture was created after the time period of the 1920s and the consumer society, because otherwise the condition of the photograph would be way worse. In addition, I would say that this picture possesses a modern context, since the production line of the Ford T model changed everything and is still affecting the production of cars nowadays.

I found this picture on Google, since Google has the biggest database of pictures in the Internet. The reason why I chose this photograph is that Henry Ford, a business man, owner and creator of the Ford car Company, and his genius idea of raising the salary of his workers in order to win them as a customer as well fascinated me. Furthermore, he invented the production line, where a worker had only one responsibility in the whole production chain of the car, which gave Ford the opportunity to produce his cars faster than ever before. Additionally, in my perspective, his inventions changed, developed and shaped the economic process of the whole country and maybe the whole world, since his techniques are still in use in some industries all over the world. Therefore it was easy for me to choose this picture, because I was fascinated by Ford and the T model, since we talked about him in our small section. I also presented about the consumer society in the 1920’ s, which ended in 1929 with the stock market crash, as discussion leader in the small section. The 1920’s were called consumer society, because a majority of goods were bought on credit and many products, like cars, became available to a broad spectrum of individuals from different layers in the society.

Again, Henry Ford and his ideas to improve the production and profitability of the company amazed me and therefore I chose this picture, because I wanted to write about him and the T model.

http://clickamericana.com/eras/1960s/woodstock-festival-posters-1969

“An Aquarian Exposition”. This is a scanned image of the original poster advertising the world famous Woodstock festival of 1969. “An Aquarian Exposition” is a reference to a belief of the time that the Earth was coming into the influence of the astrological sign Aquarius. Many thought this would usher in an age of peace, love and understanding. Woodstock posters were printed in two sizes 18″x24″ and 24″x36″. This being a scanned image, it is a 742x 1024 jpg and a 157 KB file and clearly represents the poster in it’s original condition. To find this image, I searched “original woodstock poster” in Google search. It was designed by Arnold Skolnick. He was contracted by fellow Woodstock Ventures and was hired on a Thursday and delivered the poster the following Monday. Even though countless amounts of money have been made from this poster, Arnold only received about 15$ in royalties. It is interesting that Arnold decided to create the poster in such a way that the words “3 Days of Peace and Music” are in the largest font. By doing this, he ensured that anyone interested in attending would first be attracted by the overall experience of the festival rather than a particular artist or band. I choose to use this image because music culture and how it is portrayed to society has always interested me. When analyzing this image and comparing it to that of more modern festivals, there is are very distinct differences. In modern day posters focus more on the performers, rather than the emotional experience that you will enjoy by attending. This poster in particular has been recreated quite a few times. One most mention-able is the attempted celebration of the 30th anniversary Woodstock festival. Of course, this was in no way as epic as the original festival. Even though many of the performers at the original Woodstock festival have pasted or broken up, their influence and names continue to reach new faces through this poster.