a portrait is a painting or photograph of a person or people

people with lots of money or land are described as wealthy

something that is popular to wear can be described as fashionable

a pastime is a hobby that people enjoy doing outside of work or school

A family portrait from 140 years ago

History

The invention of photography

The challenges of early photography

Late Victorian seaside photographs

Photographs of Britain in the 1940s and 50s

Photographs of Britain in the 1960s and 70s

In ‘Photographs from history: what can they tell us about Britain's recent past?’ pupils build on another aspect from EYFS: understanding the past, doing so through looking at historic photographs. In ‘Traditional stories: what do they tell us about the distant past?’ pupils move to the distant past in order to start building their chronological framework by hearing traditional historical stories.

In ‘Elizabeth II: what was her life like?’ pupils began their study of history as a distinct subject by studying the life of a specific person and their role in society. In ‘Photographs from history: what can they tell us about Britain's recent past?’ pupils build on another aspect from EYFS: understanding the past, doing so through looking at historic photographs.

This unit explores photography as a recent invention that records history, highlighting early photos of lost ways of life and the challenges of early 20th-century photography. Students learn about changes in recent history, including food, clothing, and more, through photos from the past century.

Photographs from history: what can they tell us about Britain's recent past?

An historian is someone who learns about ...

Historians use photographs to learn about ...

In the past only wealthy people could afford photographs.

a painting or photograph of a person or group of people.

a painting or photograph of an object or group of objects.

a painting or photograph of a building or group of buildings.

what clothes were fashionable at the time.

By looking at family portraits from 140 years ago we can learn ...

something people like to do when not at work or school

Match the description of photography to the correct time.

The {{ }} photograph was taken 200 years ago.

In the past, photographs had to be developed before you could see them.

A roll of plastic coated with chemicals that is used to develop photos is called ...

Starter Quiz

In the past photography was ...