Flower Power (131 KB JPG)                        (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/17/AR2007031701300.html)

This particular image has always fascinated me because it depicts such a powerful a scene that even I myself as a writer do not feel words could get the point across in such an effective and moving manner. With this photograph outside of the Pentagon in 1967, a man by the name of Bernie Boston painted an eerily accurate depiction of the anti-Vietnam War protests and for what exactly it was that so many protesters stood. The man at the center of the photo placing flowers (carnations) into the barrels of the guns belonging to U.S. soldiers is George Harris III, and his is the face that will live forever as the physical representation of the term “Flower Power”. This  photograph proves so iconic, in fact, that the only Google search criteria I used in order to relocate the photo for this post were the words “Flower Power Photograph”.

In one interview, Boston recalled that he had been ready to photograph the scene for the Washington Star after witnessing U.S. troops marching through the demonstrators with guns loaded and helmets on, he knew something important was about to happen. It was only once the soldiers had begun to corral the demonstrators that Harris decided to step up to the plate. With that single peaceful action, he was able to show the world what the anti-war movement was really all about- peace. After all, what better way to combat the violence of the war than with an innocent symbol of natural life, a flower.

The initial bombing of Northern Vietnam in 1965 at the hands of the U.S. military first sparked the fire that fueled the anti-war movement. It was at this point that Americans, specifically college age “hippies” and left wing political/social activists, began to question the true intentions of American involvement in Vietnam; were our troops really there to protect Southern Vietnam from communist rule? Another concern on the minds of skeptical young liberal Americans was whether we were handling the situation overseas correctly (or more specifically, if violence was the answer).

At the time the photo was taken, it received little publicity, but once Boston began entering it into photography competitions, it received almost immediate recognition and was even nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in late 1967. Some of the major attributes that makes this photograph so timeless, are its coloration and its quality; no pixelation, complete clarity, unfiltered black-and-white coloration, and a great angle from which an entire scene can be viewed clearly, without bias.

(http://explorepahistory.com/displayimage.php?imgId=1-2-F08)

World War II proved to be life-changing for American society. Not only was the United States personally attacked, inspiring people to defend their country, it also involved the U.S in one of the most tremendous wars. However, in 1945, as the war was coming to a close, the U.S found themselves more in power on a global scale more than ever. The above image was photographed on February 23^rd, 1945 by Joe Rosenthal on top of Mount. Suribachi and symbolized American strength and pride not only in the face of defeat and victory. Right before the first flag was raised, the U.S forces had successfully attained the mountaintop against the Japanese military. This particular image shows the second flag being raised, which occurred after one of the commanding officers found a much larger flag than the one already raised. Unfortunately, three of the men who raised the flag were killed in combat over the next few days. However, the other three soldiers, whom were members of the Navy and Marines, came home safely and soon become heroes once their identities were revealed. This photo ultimately became an inspiration to service members everywhere, due to its attempt to exemplify the sacrifice these soldiers had during this particular battle. In fact, it is one of very few photographs to receive a Pulitzer Prize Award in the same year it was published. This specific image was received from explorePAhistory.com in JPEG format at the size of 600 pixels by 483 pixels, which is about 30,015 bytes or 29.31 KB. Looking at the image, the only defects of the image, such as overexposure and light spots, is due to the camera that was used. Due to the lasting impact of the image, the picture still holds a modern context as a patriotic symbol, especially for me, due to having multiple family members in the military, including my father. This photograph reminds Americans everywhere of the sacrifice, hardships, and perseverance our country has flourished upon and inspires future generations to always strive for freedom.

Using Google as my search engine, I received this 15.2 KB image from http://www.anb.org/articles/20/20-01920.html. The image seems to be in clear condition, considering its modifications since its original publication. This image was initially considered an American wartime propaganda poster, created by J. Howard Miller in 1943. The poster is usually called “We Can Do It!” but may also be considered and known as “Rosie the Riveter.” During World War ll, government officials and industrial leaders encouraged the emergence of women into the workforce, in order to replace the loss of male workers who joined the war as soldiers. In different forms of media such as movies, newspapers, posters, photographs and articles, the “Rosie the Riveter” campaign stressed the importance of patriotic need for women to enter the work force. This motivational poster seemed to be working considering a dramatic increase in female workers in the years of 1940 and 1945, rising nearly ten percent. As the topic for my essay, I discussed how women’s role in society changed during the roaring twenties, after acquiring the legal right to vote. Twenty years after that time frame, women continued to experience growth in their societal duties and developed a sense of equality within their communities. “Rosie the Riveter” has gone from a wartime propaganda poster in the 1940s to a feminist symbol in current society. The image provides a sense of women empowerment and persuades the female population that they are capable of anything. I chose this image to represent my discussion topic because I enjoy exploring how women’s role in society has greatly increased and expanded. Throughout history, women slowly but surely earned equality in most aspects of life, including politics, the workforce, and in private life at home. Although there is always room for improvement regarding how much rights and equality women really do have, this image illustrates that women are capable of anything and that they are needed in order for society to succeed and prosper.

I’ve had this picture of two women delivering ice in 1918 for months on my computer and I recall seeing it for the first time on Tumblr. I eventually found it in clearer condition on http://imgur.com/gallery/2IHWs, which showcases a lot of stunning historical pictures that have all been transferred from their original black-and-white format to color. The size is 115 KB. I acquired it in jpg. format, however the original black-and-white photograph was taken by an anonymous photographer and was later colorized by Dana Keller in either 2014 or 2013. It was then published in “American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs, 1917-1918.”  The caption that accompanies the picture when it was taken in 1918 reads, “Girls deliver ice. Heavy work that formerly belonged to men only is being done by girls. The girls are delivering ice on a route and their work requires brawn as well as the patriotic ambition to help.” In this context, the picture was most likely taken to boost the morale of World War I propaganda throughout the United States, considering that it was at this point in the war that many American men had been enlisted and shipped overseas to fight. Not only does this image reflect the intentions of early American war propaganda, but it also presented feminist ideals that were very similar to the ones being evoked during World War II. Since men weren’t around to do any so-called “heavy-lifting” the only other source of employment that industries could turn to was women. These women are presenting a type of feminine strength very similar to the strength Rosie the Riveter proudly displayed during World War II when women were left to care for the home-front while men were overseas. However, along with taking care of industries back home, women were also allowed to enlist in the United States Navy or Marine Corps as either nurses or actual combatants. 400 women died while serving. While their shifting strengths on the battlefield and at home did catch many people’s attention, it didn’t do much to change the outlook on women’s roles in the United States, however, since some women took an active part in the war, the United States, Canada, and some European countries expanded women’s suffrage in the years after the First World War. I wanted to post this picture not only because of its portrayal of sheer feminine strength and determination, but also because its very rare that we get to see these types of images during these times of great trouble. It isn’t everyday that you see a picture from almost 100 years ago of women delivering ice, and it’s even rarer if they’re smiling at you while they were doing it.

Vanessa Rodriguez, Section 1

I got this image from http://www.cafitusa.com/9-11-well-never-forget/, I was searching on google for pictures of 9/11 incident. The Image depicts one of the most important tragic events in history. On September 11th four men hijacked four planes that were heading to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Two of the four planes crashed into the World Trade Center, one hit the side of the Pentagon which was just out of Washington D.C. The last one didn’t make it to its location because the people stood up and fought back, making the plane crash in Pennsylvania. September 11th was a tragic event, many lives were lost. Over 3,000 people were killed in this horrific incident. It was not just the people in the World Trade Center that were killed, but also those that were there to save lives such as, paramedics, EMTs, firemen, and police officers.
This image is not pixelated it is clear and distinguishable and you can tell someone digitally enhanced and combined different images together. The image is a JPG and the file size of it is 2048 by 1365. The author of this image is coach. The intent of this image was to represent the heroes from 9/11, but to also show the world the lives lost. This image was created to demonstrate that regardless of such tragedy people were there to help one another in this time of need. It also represents homage to the families that lost loved ones. The author made this photo to place it on the internet. This image was created in 2014 and released in 2014. This image was created after the incident occurred. I chose this image, because it is an important event in history that changed the way many people viewed the world. We should never forget what happened, and to those that lost their lives trying to prevent further tragedy. Such as, those selfless firefighters and paramedics that put their lives on the line to save those from the collapsing buildings. This is what I consider to be a hero and why I wanted to post this picture because those heroic citizens saved lives and lost their own lives for someone else’s.

When the Professor was talking about the Watergate scandal with Nixon, it remind me a lot of the movie “Gangs of New York.” While this movie got history completely wrong in many ways, it showed a parallel to Nixon and the Watergate Scandal in which these gangs controlled everything in the city from elections of mayor to who controls the money. Much like how in the Watergate Scandal, Nixon and his “lackys” did all in their corrupt power to get what they want while also keeping a mask of being patriotic and a president who loves the country. Nixon most likely resembles the anti-immigrant gang leader William Cutting in a more concealing way.

I found this image of a German U-Boat that had run aground on the coast of Denmark.  It can be found at this link: http://www.lusitania.net/hunters.htm.  This is a photograph of a German U-Boat that I found in .jpg form.  The picture originally comes from Denmark, where the boat was found, but I found it looking through pictures of the Lusitania which sank a hundred years ago this week.  The photo was taken as part of the George Bain collection of the Library of Congress, and it contains the files of the Bain News Service, one of America’s earliest news picture agencies.  The original photograph was taken on November 5, 1916, and was circulated by the Bain News Service afterward.  The condition of this photograph is fairly rough, due to the early technology of the camera it was taken on.  The image is 184 KB.  It is pretty clear that this photo was taken during the era it portrays, considering the age of the boat itself and the clothing of the onlookers.  I was looking for images of the Lusitania because I knew it had just passed the hundred-year anniversary of its sinking on May 7, but I chose this image because I felt it more compelling.  Seeing the U-Boat that sunk the Lusitania destroyed itself a little over a year later seemed to have a sense of justice to me.

In the early years of World War I, Germany had an unrestricted submarine warfare policy that encouraged German sailors to attack any boat that could potentially be carrying arms and supplies to England from America.  On May 7, 1915 German U-Boat U-20, which is the U-boat pictured, torpedoed and sank the R.M.S. Lusitania on its way from New York to England, killing more than 1,100 of its 1900 passengers including 120 Americans.  This had a great influence on Americans’ opinions about the war and Germany, and is cited as one of the major influences on America joining World War I.  U-20 was accidentally run aground off the coast of Denmark and despite attempts to rescue it, the crew was forced to use one of its torpedoes to scuttle it on November 5, 1916.

I found this image of a family that is gathered in their home watching television on a website for a class at a different university. It can be found at this link: https://academics.skidmore.edu/blogs/womenandlit1940-1970/domestic-bliss-consumerism-advertising-in-the-1950s/ . This is a photograph of a family. I acquired it in the JPEG form. It is unknown where this image comes from originally. The author of the page I found it on is a group of Women’s Literature students at another university who are studying the years  between 1930 and 1970. I think this image was to display the prevalence of television in this time and how it changed the way that people entertained themselves in their free time. It is safe to assume that this image was created in the 1950’s, judging from the family’s choices of clothing, the style of the father’s uniform, and the model of the TV. The condition of this photograph is clear. It is not given when it was released, but it can be assumed that it was in the 1950s. The image is 27 KB. This photo seems to me like it was taken in the era that it portrays, but considering there isn’t much context in the photo, other than the clothing and the items the family has, it could also easily be a photo that was created to depict this time period. I was looking for images of the 1950’s consumer era and this was one of the first images that came up when I typed in “1950’s consumerism.” For this project, I originally intended to use an advertisement from the 50’s, but I felt that the television could encompass one  pathway of how advertisements were distributed in this time.

In the 1950’s, consumerism boomed. People were spending more money because they gained higher wages, and veterans were getting benefits. With this new influx of money, people were wanting to spend it. Advertisements were a huge deal in influencing what people bought. Television was a huge portion of the culture of this time. People could be entertained while staying home using this. They could watch the t.v. for sporting events and movies, and even ads.

 This is the flyer I made for the showcase! I hung it up outside of my dorm building on the bulletin board.

This image can be found from popsugar.com, specifically http://www.popsugar.com/tech/Listen-Martin-Luther-King-Jr-Speech-26935858. This is a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. during his “I have a dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. This image is 550 by 375 in size, but there are other sizes that this image can be found as. The format it is in is jpg. On popsugar.com, they use the source Getty. After looking through a couple images, I found this one on gettyimages.com which photo credits AFP/stringer. This can be found at http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/civil-rights-leader-martin-luther-king-jr-waves-to-news-photo/51620952. The image is pretty clear, except for the crowd’s faces and the trees in the far back. This is something that many pictures would have to have, too because there are so many people in the crowd and the trees are very far away. This photo is in black and white. They might not have had color printers back then, or if they did, it might have been too expensive. Another reason why this picture could be in black and white is because maybe it came from a newspaper article.

Before searching anything on Google to find an image, I looked through HIST to see if there were any images that I wanted to write about. I came across an image of Martin Luther King Jr. giving his speech. That image is somewhat similar to this image, but the one in the book is in color and more cropped. Once I saw this image, I decided that I wanted to use it for my MACRO hack, so I searched up “Martin Luther King Jr. Famous Speech” in Google Images, and I found this picture.

There is no specific date that tells when this photo was taken. However, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his speech on August 28, 1963. Assuming that this photo was taken on that day, it was probably produced for newspapers and such within the next week of September 4. Looking at this article, there is a similar image to the one I found, but it is a different angle http://abcnews.go.com/US/things-make-dream-famous-speeches-history/story?id=20068795. It says that the picture they found was taken “One Day in 1963.” This is the most specific thing I can find about the date of this image. I am highly positive that it was taken on August 28, 1963, but I do not know when it was posted online.

The purpose of this image is probably to mark and remember the time when Martin Luther King Jr. gave an iconic speech. The speech that he gave prompted the 1964 Civil Rights Act. This picture seems like it would most likely be on a newspaper article. This image shows some of the many supporters that Martin Luther King Jr. had at that time.

The reason why I chose this image is because of the racism many people had to go through. I absolutely hate racism, and I have strong feelings about it. Whenever reading history about it, it upsets me. However, seeing an image like this is inspiring. Martin Luther King Jr. is inspiring. This photo exemplifies how much support one person can get if many people work together to get to one goal. In this case, many people are supporting Martin Luther King Jr. for equal rights for the African American/black people. There are obviously hundreds, maybe even thousands, of people supporting Martin Luther King Jr. That just shows how powerful he is and how much the people want change. Looking at the image again, I get shivers and chills. I get them because when you look to the distance, you can still tell that there are still people. You can’t tell when there aren’t any people.