1. It costs a dime to look through this Bausch and Lomb high power telescope Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division Zoom In Inquiry

2. What might primary sources tell us about prohibition? Determine what you see and what questions you might ask to get the big picture.

3. What do you see?

4. When do you think this image was taken?

5. Where do you think this was taken? Who do you think these people are?

6. What new things do you see?

7. What do you think happened here? Why?

8. U.S. officials destroying liquor at the Brownsville Customs House, December 20, 1920 Credit Line: The Robert Runyon Photograph Collection, image number 08691, courtesy of The Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

9. Would you be likely to see a similar scene today? Why or why not?

10. What is the “big picture?” What does this picture say about the involvement of the government in health- related issues? Has government involvement changed over time? How did your perception of the image change as you saw more of it? What questions did the image leave you with?