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Vocabulary Term Details

Photographs

Definition (http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=photomicrographs&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300046300)

Refers to still images produced from radiation-sensitive materials (sensitive to light, electron beams, or nuclear radiation), generally by means of the chemical action of light on a sensitive film, paper, glass, or metal. Photographs may be positive or negative, opaque or transparent. The concept does not include reproductive prints of documents and technical drawings. (Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus)

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Broader TermsNarrower TermsRelated Terms
Visual works
Aerial photographs
Photomicrographs
Electron micrographs
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Approved Date
27-May-2016

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