Title
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
12-18-2018
Department 1
Civil War Institute
Abstract
It has often been said that “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Making that picture spit out those mythical thousand words, as we can all attest, is no easy task. Over the course of the first half of the fall semester, the three of us were tasked with developing brief interpretive captions for two Civil War photographs each, with the end goal to display our work at the Civil War Institute’s 2019 Summer Conference. What initially appeared as a simple project quickly revealed itself to be a difficult, yet rewarding, challenge that taught us all important lessons concerning history, photography, and writing that we will not soon forget. Producing the photography exhibit enhanced our skills as historical writers, introduced us to the challenge of writing for a popular audience, and deepened our understanding of Civil War photography. [excerpt]
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Sauers, Cameron T.; Roy, Benjamin M.; and Goodman, James T., "Making Photographs Speak" (2018). The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History. 324.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/compiler/324
Comments
This blog post originally appeared in The Gettysburg Compiler and was created by students at Gettysburg College.