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List the portraits in the order you believe they were taken:
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What is the first thing you notice about the people in these pictures? (This is not a “right or wrong” question. Use your first instinct.)
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Find one physical characteristic on each person that seems to be repeated in at least one other picture:
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Do you disagree that all of these pictures appear to be the same family? If so, which picture doesn’t fit?
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Do any of these portraits seem to suggest a special occasion?
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What assumption could be made by the absence of a mother in these photographs?
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What can we learn from the Census Worksheet about the black population in Washington, Missouri, at the times these pictures were taken?
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Based on the Fact Sheet, what possible occupations might Mr. Johnson have had?
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Based on the Fact Sheet, might the Johnson children have been educated?
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What are the chances that Mr. Johnson was literate?
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Why is it of historical interest to preserve and make available to the public these portraits?