Mary Shanley 1937

Photo of New York City Detective Mary Shanley with her gun. The newspaper caption for the photos was, “pickpockets’ captor fears that she might look tough”.

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https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3c34710/

How Should You Think About This Source?

  1. What do you notice first in this photograph? Note what else you see, using details from the photo to describe what you think is happening in the image.
  2. How does this photograph make you feel? Why do you think it makes you feel this way?
  3. What might have been left out of the frame? What questions about this topic does the photo raise?

Notes From Your Teacher

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