This is a picture of the plane carrying the boys crashing. This event is important because that's why they are on the island. It is also like them having society removed from them forcibly leaving only the raw emotions and desires behind.
This picture is where on of the littuns is playing in the lagoon and Roger is throwing stones at him. Roger feels the influence of society (Superego) and keeps the stones a safe distance from the boy. This is significant because it shows how the morality especially amoung the hunters is fading as the boys, whose Superegos have not yet fully developed, find themselves alone. It hints at the darker side of humanity and what will happen later in the book as morality fades.
Since the glasses are a symbol for science and democracy when the glasses break that means that the democracy they are creating is dying also. When they kill the pig and come back chanting as savages the society has taken a severe blow. This is shown by the incarnation of Id/Thanatos/Savagery, Jack being the one to strike Piggy and break his glasses. The fact that Simon picks them up means that Simon still values civilization above savagery.
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