In the photograph, a farmer family sits to have their photo taken. The photograph shows three generations: the children, the young couple, and the parents of the young man. The men are in the center of the photograph, which is related to how in the 1940’s the men were typically the leaders of the household. The photograph alludes to the gender roles of the 1900’s; women are with the children and the young wife is focusing on her husband rather than looking at the camera like the men. The women’s faces are serious, and the young man has a troubled face and body position. His body language says he is more tense, while the man next to him, his father, is leaned back in his seat, and appears to be whistling. The man on the right is not as troubled
