My response: people, line, cracked cement, broken, poor, unemployed, suffering, cold, desperation, not nearly as many cars as people.
Underlying compositional structure: canted shot, black and white image, vanishing point.
Symbols: hats, coats, cold weather, misery.
This photograph depicts how difficult it was to get a job during the Great Depression. There is a never ending line of men in coats and hats, huddled fairly close together, who are all applying for jobs. It is in a seemingly run-down part of town where jobs are even more scarce than usual during the depression. The men appear to be cold and have a sense of hopelessness.
Replacement:
In this black and white photograph of an incredibly long unemployment line during the Great Depression, it appears as though there are over two hundred men applying for jobs. They are all wearing hats and dark coats and are lined up in two, then three lines against a fence. The photograph shows a house or building that looks run down, which gives the impression that this line is not located in the center of a metropolitan area. The fence that the men are lined up against has a barbed wire attached at the top, reaffirming the idea that this photograph was not taken in a wealthy part of town. The men appear as though they already know that many, if not all of them will be unsuccessful in their attempt to find work.
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