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GUIDE TO PRIMARY SOURCES INVESTIGATING PICTURES AND ILLUSTRATIONS

Mr. Keltner visits his 4-month-old niece, 2006.

1. What information does this caption give you?

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2. What do you see in the subjects surroundings? Was this taken inside or outside? How can you
tell?
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3. What can you tell about the subject from looking at this photograph?
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4. Do you think pictures are absolutely accurate or not? Explain why you answered that way.
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GUIDE TO PRIMARY SOURCES INVESTIGATING CHARTS AND GRAPHS

Boston Red Sox with and without Babe Ruth

80.0%
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%

WS

WS

WS

30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

% of games won

1922
WS

1923

1924

1925

1926

Won World Series

Graph showing the percentage of games that the Boston Red Sox won per year from 1914 to 1926. Babe Ruth joined the team in 1914 and
was sold to the New York Yankees right before the 1919 season began. The next time the Red Sox won the World Series was in 2004.

1. According to the chart, how many seasons was Babe Ruth with the Red Sox? During that time,
how many times did the Red Sox win the World Series?
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2. What happened to the teams winning percentage after Babe Ruth left?
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3. Did the Red Sox get better or worse after Babe Ruth left? How can you tell that?
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4.

Some superstitious Red Sox fans claim that Babe Ruth put a curse on the Red Sox when he was
traded. What evidence from the chart and caption could be used as evidence of a curse?
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Name: ____________________ Date __________ Class: ____________________

GUIDE TO PRIMARY SOURCES LETTERS AND EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS

I am tired of talk that comes to nothing. It makes my heart sick when I remember all
the good words and all the broken promises. There has been too much talking by
men who had no right to talk. Too many misinterpretations have been made, too
many misunderstandings have come up between the white men and the Indians. If
the White man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace. There
need be no trouble. Treat all men alike. Give them all the same laws. Give them all
an even chance to live and to grow.

Part of a speech given by Chief Joseph, leader of the Nez Perce Indian tribe, at Lincoln Hall in Washington, D.C., in 1879.

1. Why, in your own words, do you think Chief Josephs heart feels sick?
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2. What three suggestions does Chief Joseph have for how white people and Indians could live in
peace?
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3. What type of eyewitness account is this, according to the caption?
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4. How would you describe the main idea of this speech, in 2 or 3 sentences?
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