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Working with photographs as sources

Monochrome photograph of three people in thick fur coats standing amongst stacked boxes in a store room.
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KS3

There are quite a lot of things you need to watch out for when using photographs as sources. Just like documents they must be treated with caution.

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  • The Independence of Bangladesh in 1971

    Black and white photograph of a large crowd of majority South Asian people. A large banner reading 'Cambridge University' is visible, alongside banners for various socialist movements and smaller placards featuring Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
    Key stage
    KS3

    Use the documents in this lesson to find out how the British government responded to the conflict that led to the creation of Bangladesh on 16 December 1971.

  • The career of Dr James Barry

    A royal warrant. An official document written in a fine looping script with 'Victoria' in large ornate letters at the top.
    Key stage
    KS3–⁠KS4

    This resource traces the military and medical career of 19th-century transgender surgeon Dr James Barry.

  • The foundation of the Metropolitan Police

    A group of 19th-century policemen are inspected. They are satirically drawn, with some looking menacing, others hapless. One has a drip on the end of his nose.
    Key stage
    KS4–⁠KS5

    Use this lesson to explore the foundation of the Metropolitan Police Force and contemporary attitudes to this new system of law and order in London.

  • The home front in the Second World War

    Second World War poster showing a happy gardener walking along with his arms full of vegetables.
    Key stage
    KS2–⁠KS3

    Sources in this resource include government posters and information leaflets to build a picture of how people in Britain prepared for war.

  • Victorian prisons

    A group of prisoners stand in a line to be photographed. They're standing in a yard in front of an imposing building with tall walls and arches. The men are holding the handles of carts and wearing prison uniforms.
    Key stage
    KS4

    Use original sources in this lesson to find about the Victorian attitude to crime and punishment. How were prisoners treated in Victorian prisons?

  • What does Domesday Book tell us?

    A page from Great Domesday book about Sussex.
    Key stage
    KS1–⁠KS3

    This resource focuses on an extract from Great Domesday for the village of Preston in Sussex to help understand the importance of the book.

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