Reading Images-Photograph number 1

-It seems like the 1890’s because the photograph looks old and its in black and white.

-Looks like a business in Brooklyn. It can be a department store or a wholesale store according to the items sold.

-A lot of employees work there. Its a lot of women working there more than male. Its strange because if it was in the 1890’s women didn’t work they were housewives.

-There is no colored people in the photograph.

-Variety of items are sold such as watches, jewelry, clothing and other goods.

– Majority of people that shop there are women because there are only women standing in line.

– It looks like its a prospering business because it has a lot of customers.

-The expensive items may be located in the glass case so it can be protected from being stolen or damaged.

– According to the people online they are dressed formal and elegant so probably only high class people shop there.

-The photograph looks like it was taken in front of the store from the door entrance.

-I believe the photograph is trying to show at the time Brooklyn was a good place to open a business because it was prospering and a lot of people shopped there.

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