SOAPStone Depression

Store Front

S- The subject of this photo seems to be a store called McCollum Grocery Co. with watermelons and various food infront of it. There is also a man standing in front of the store reading the window wich has a list of prices for the food inside.

O-It looks like this photo is during the Great depression because the prices listed on the window for food are very cheap. Also there is only one man standing outside the store who seems to be wealthy because he is wearing a suit and a hat. There would be more people outside of the store if they had enough money to buy food.

A-This photo is targeted toward all audiences but it may be directed more toward adults because it is showing that being able to go to work and make money to buy food is something that some people were not able to do in the past. Therefore they should be thankful for being able to have a job.



P- The main purpose of this photo is to illustrate and inform peolple about the past. It shows that people didn't have the luxurious we have today and that we should be thankful for everything we have. We get each meal every day and we should be thankful for that.

S- What is important to this person is that every is thankful for what they have. If the artist didn't want to show that, there probably would not have been only one person standing infront of the grocery store with a suit but multiple people.



Tone- There is no real tone to this picture, but you may be able to say it is lonely because the guy is standing infront of the store all by himself with no other living organisms in the picture.

Racism at a Train Station

S- The main subject in this picture is an african american male dressed nicely with a sign above him that says "colored waiting room". Behind him is also another african american woman. To his right is a train pulling into the station.

O- Looking at this picture you can tell that it was taken in the 1950's when there was alot of racism going on.

A- This picture is intended for all adults. It may be directed more towards cocassions to show that african americans are really not that much different than other people, they dress the same, ride the train, and everything else.

P-The purpose of this picture is to inform about racism and point out to people how ridiculous racism is because in this picture it says colored waiting room, they weren't even allowed to wait for the train next to white people! I think this was too show people that it was going way too far and they were starting to make too many ruled for the smallest little things.

S- The artist that took this picture may be a white adult that was against slavery. Maybe he took this picture in attempt to help others start to notice how bad racism was. I think the artist was probably white because people probably wouldn't have listned to any african americans and there would have been no point of taking this picture.

Tone- The tone of this picture is pride. The male standing in the picture is dressed nice and he looks like he is proud to be who he is but he wants to be equal and respected by white people.

Downtown Resteraunt

S- The main subject of this photo is the outside of this resteraunt. On the right sid there is a door and above it it says "colored". Then on the opposite side of the front of the resteraunt is another door that says"white". There is a crack in the middle of the window kind of deviding the two sides. On the "white" side it says hot weiners and hamburgers priced at 5 cents and on the "colored" side it only says lunches priced at 25, 30, and 35 cents.

O- It also seems like this is during the 1950's when there was still alot of racism going on. You can tell by the two entrances and writing on the window that this was taken during racist times.

A- This picture is for all ages, gender, and race.

P-The purpose of this photo to is inform and illustrate about what America was like during the 1950's as the nation was struggling with racism. It shows how unfairly african americans were treated and showed that everything was unfair for them, all the way from drinking fountains and bathrooms, to resteraunts and buses.

S- I am not really able to tell much about the artist from this picture but one reason I think the artist may have taken this photo is so everyone would be able to reflect on how rough life was for african americans. One conclusion you may be able to make though is that the artist was white because they took the picture from the "white" side of the resteraunt.

Tone- The tone of the picture is indifferent becuase it does not really show any emotion. It is taken of a resteraunt that is not old a beaten down and it has one nicer car and one older car parked out front.

SOAPStone Depression

Feet of children on a farm

S- In the photo there are multiple people standing on a porch. It only shows them from the waist down. There are a few boards on the porch that are starting to crack. One person is wearing a long gown or dress. There is a person leaning agains a post. There are holes in his overalls and his cuffs are rolled up. Next to him on the ground is a pair of old shoes. Next to the pair of shoes is another girl wearing a dress that is stained and her legs are dirty. Then to the left of her is another girl leaning on a stick she has in her hand. She has a button up dress that also is covered in stains. Her legs are also filthy. In front of her is a bucket with what looks like a brush or something with a handle inside of it.

O- In this picture it looks like it may be during the great depression. It also looks like this may be showing slaves standing outside a house on the plantation because they are wearing raggid clothes and dont have any shoes.

A- I think this is targeted toward all ages, including males and females. People with a background of being very poor or being a slave may be able to relate to this picture and understand it better than others.

P- The purpose of this picture is to engage and show people just part of what it was like to be a slave or poor. It shows that it was miserable, you didn't have nice clothes, didn't have nice shoes, and lived in a small shack. So it is also educating us on what it was like living in slavery or poverty.

S-By looking at the photograph you can interperet that the artist may have gone through the same struggle as the people in the picture because you can see that the artist is trying to emphasize what little the people in the picture have. I think the artist thinks that is important that people see what some had to go through in the past and to show that people today should be thankful for what they have.

Tone- The tone I get from this picture is a sad and depressed feeling. It seems sad and depressing because of the clothes and the conditions these people are living in. Also by the way they are leaning and slouched instead of standing up strait makes it seem like they are unhappy and depressed.

Imagine Tomorrow

1. Did not attend the imagine tomorrow competition.

2. I am not sure how we copared to other people at the competition since I was unable to go but I also agree that more time would have been helpful. I know that before the competition the project became tiring due to the fact that we did it every day and were rushing to get things done. Overall though I think the effort we put in was worth it. I think we will be better prepared for the contest next year because now we know what the judges are looking for, we know the rubric, and we know what the other competeters are like.

3. For next years competition I would like to find a new project that would deal with designing something new instead of doing a behavioral topic such as carpooling. I am not really sure what the project would be but I would like to start a new project.