TKAM Picture Analysis

Man Waiting For The Rest of His Family to Go Home. 
Observations:There is a man and a boy in a wagon. The wagon is made of wood and has two chairs in which the man and boy are sitting on. The wagon is pulled by two horses. The man is wearing a hat and similar clothing to all the other people in the picture. They all have overalls and a shirt with a collar underneath. In the background there is a large building. The wagon is on dirt and they are parked next to a building. They have a dog that is sitting under the wagon. The buildings roof is made of cheaper material. The building is made of wood and a window or something is boarded up. The buildings doors are open. There is another building across the road. On the ground there are pieces of paper or some sort of litter.In from of their wagon is the back of another wagon. I see cables above the building in the back.   

Inferences: 
The man probably doesn't have that much money because at this time there are cars and the place he is at is old and tattered. It may be hot outside because the dog may be under the wagon trying to get some shade. The building is probably a public store or something because there are several people there and the doors are open. The building in the background is made or comes from more wealth because the roofing is more nice and it is made of better materials. The place isn't of the nicest areas because the floor is dirt and there is stuff all over the ground which seems to be litter. The man and kid seem to be waiting for somebody who is either working or buying goods. I can also infer that it is a public area because there is the back of another wagon in front of them. It is probably later in the day since usually during the day the people would be at work.

Questions: What is the job of the man in the picture? What is the building? What is the building across the road? Is the building poor? How does this community compare to other communities at this time period? What class are the people in this photo in? Why are they stopped at this place? How long have they been here? How frequent or often do they visit this place? Do these people live near or far to the place they are stopped at now? Do most people at this time drive wagons? Is it normal for dogs to travel with their owners like in the picture? How long have they had the wagon? Why are they all dressed in similar fashions?

Could it be Maycomb County, Alabama?
I think this could be Maycomb County because of its similarities to what it says in the book. The roads are made of dirt and in the picture the place the wagon is parked is dirt of some kind. The people in Maycomb did not have a lot of money and judging by the building they are stopped at the community probably doesn't have that much money. Also at the time cars were around and these people drove a wagon telling me they aren't from a higher class. Also you can see there is space between the buildings in the area which is how rural areas work and in Maycomb they are farmers for the most part. Also these people probably are farmers or work in that area of some type because of the clothes they have on. When I searched farmers during the 1930s they are wearing the overalls with the collard shirts so I can assume these people work with farming. Also since they own two horses they must have some sort of area to keep them in. This means they probably have a little more land so you know the houses must be spaced out. In Maycomb many of the children help out their parents and there is a little boy traveling with the man in the photo.