Historical findings become secondary sources

Finally, historians put together and share their research with others. This can be in a variety of forms: books, papers, television, videos, and the Internet. This work becomes a secondary source.

What story have you uncovered?

Put together the information you have gathered and recorded from Steps 1-4. Now write the story you have uncovered from interpreting photographs. Try to write this story within the historical context of the photograph.

Take this challenging quiz and see if you have learned the skills necessary to interpret photographs. Then practice what you have learned about collectiong oral histories in my Activity.