Old Photos (Issue 32)

Author: Compiled by the Press
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: Photos can better preserve the truth of history, thanks to their irreplaceable and unalterable independent voice. Unfortunately, when narrating history, the independent voice of photos is often not given the respect it deserves. Even in some books that extensively use photos, they are merely supplementary evidence for certain historical conclusions or illustrations of specific historical concepts.