About This Lesson
This photograph taken in 1900 is a source of primary evidence, but how reliable is it and how can they tell? Ask students to use this photograph or a selection of Victorian photographs, such as those found on the website to devise a set of criteria to assess their reliability. The worksheet provided suggests possible criteria and ways of recording and presenting your findings.
The activity would be a useful supplement to a full lesson plan that included objectives, alternate activities, and instructional methods.