New Deal PhotoEssays All Pictures and captions taken from: http://newdeal.feri.org/library/h_3s_fb.htm Pictures were taken in November, 1937

The Snyder’s Home Observations: Inferences: Description The roads need to be repaired. The live above Gingrich Barber Shop and next to a grocery store. The street is clean. Inferences: They don’t own their house. They have a television. They keep their house clean. Description Home of Robert Snyder--upstairs over Barber shop. Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

Rising for Work at 5:15 AM Observations Inferences Description The alarm clock rings early in the morning for Snyder--about 5:15 as usual.

Shaving Before Work Observations Inferences Description: A hasty shave before the children are awake.

Stoking the Furnace Observations Inferences Description: Snyder has to go down two flights to a dingy basement to stoke his furnace.

Attending Church Observations Inferences Description: The Snyders attend the modest First Baptist Church in their neighborhood on Sundays.

Window Shopping Observations Inferences Description: Window shopping. Christmas coming on, and kids want things that cost money no matter what the size of the pay check.

Grocery Shopping Observations Inferences Description: Snyder makes his WPA check go as far as possible by shopping around for bargains at the grocery.

Robert Snyder: WPA Laborer Observations Inferences Description: He is one of a gang of laborers building a retaining wall along a highway. That is Snyder at the left doing most of the pushing.

Family Meal at Home Observations Inferences Description: There are two boys and a girl in the Snyder family--all with good appetites; Bobby, 12; Donald, 10; and Mary Jane, 2.

The Snyders in Their Livingroom Observations Inferences Description: Mr. and Mrs. Snyder and Mary Jane in the living room waiting for the boys.

Doing the Laundry Observations Inferences Description: Mrs. Snyder does her weekly wash in the kitchen--that's the only place she has for such jobs.

Preparing Supper Observations Inferences Description: Mrs. Snyder gets supper for her family of five on a little old three-burner hot plate mounted on a bench.

Snyder Boys Doing the Dishes Observations Inferences Description: After supper Donald and Bobby do the dishes for their mother.

Snyder Children Doing Homework Observations Inferences Description: Bobby and Donald do their homework. They attend the Ft. Wayne public schools.

Discussion Questions What seems to be important in the Snyder’s life? How well do these photographs show the Snyder’s lives? Does any aspect of their life seem to be missing? What other things should there have been photographs of? Does this seem a fair look into their lives? How are the lives of the Snyder family similar to your own? How are their lives different? What questions would you want to ask the Snyder family if you could speak with them?

Next… Please create an interview of questions you feel are left unanswered regarding the Snyder family.