TKAM Setting Picture 11/24/15

     The photograph that I chose to represent my idea of the town Maycomb in Alabama from the book "To Kill A Mockingbird" was a scene of a sidewalk in Selma, Alabama. The picture that I chose was of a street with lots of advertisements on the walls and a few people there. The people in the picture are not dressed up nicely and they seem kind of old and worn out as well as casual. The physical setting is a street and the walls of the building behind the people sitting down are advertisements that stick out a lot. The one word that is sticking out a lot is an ad for coca cola (there are two of them).

     This photo was probably taken to show how life was like in that area and in that time period. There is not much movement in this photo; excluding one man that seems to be going out of a door; but other then that, people are just sitting down or hanging around the block. The audience for this picture is probably just anyone who wants to see how it (life) was like in that time period. This photo was most likely taken with a camera because it really doesn't look like a drawing. From viewing this photo, you can learn how people used to dressed and how the streets looked.

     The difference between today and back then, is that the photo would most likely be in color and in better quality. The same thing that would be in this photo is a lot of advertisements, because today there is still a lot of ads; especially still coca cola which is still popular. Some questions I would have are; Was there a reason that this was taken?, Who is in this picture?, and Where exactly is this? Some things that Indo know though, is that this photo was taken in December 1935 and the photographer is named Walker Evans.

 Evans, Walker. Sidewalk Scene in Selma, Alabama. 1935. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black-and-White Negatives LOT 1604, United States.