Burkeville Train Station
(Accession number: 1999.160.969)

Questions for classroom discussion

1. How many people are in the picture? How are they dressed?
2. Describe the building behind the people. What do you think it was used for?
3. Divide the picture into thirds. Look at each section. How does this change how you look at the whole picture?
4. Choose one person from each section. Tell me what you think that person will do when the train arrives.
5. Draw a new picture that shows what happened right before the picture was taken.
6. Using the information in the picture, describe how you would find Burkeville on a map.

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