Image Analysis

In our class discussion, we broke into groups to analyze different images. Angela and I were given the photograph by O. Winston Link called "Hot Shot Eastbound" taken in 1955. This picture appears to be in a typical "date" setting in the 1950's. The scene is one of a drive-in packed with a-typical cars. There is a couple in the forefront of the picture in their car. Looking there, the audience follows their eyes to the screen. We noticed that a movie with an airplane is playing. The screen is blocked by smoke, which is coming from the train that is zooming past the audience. The telephone lines are also evident. The lighting seems strange. We know the setting to be at night because they are at a drive-in, but the entire picture is well light, which is awfully strange. This leads us to believe that it is a posed picture. The 3 modes of transportation, along with the form of communication (telephone lines), seem to be the general theme of the picture.