Road Trip Comparison

Hi, guys! So there's going to be a few assignments going through today since I'm working on the whole Road Trip exhibit assignment, along with trying to get ahead on some work. So this part of the Road Trip assignment involves discussing the issue of scale in an image that I found in the exhibit. The image I'll be using is the "Southern Railroad Depot, Excursion Mystery Team (Lexington train station) (1932)." In the image, there's a noticeable vanishing point. Scale is shown through not only the people standing by but also by the posts that are laid out throughout the image. These things help you realize the size of the structure the people are under. Also, the building off in the distance shows the size of the overall structure in comparison. Something that could have helped the viewers understand the scale would maybe be if there hadn't been so many people in the image at the time because then you'd be able to see more of the structure itself. Maybe then you'd be able to see if there are more levels or not.

Southern Railroad Depot, Excursion Mystery Team (Lexington train station) (1932), Lafayette Studios photographs.