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Microphotographs

Scope note

Photographs with images of greatly reduced size, requiring a magnification device to view, including, for example, microfiche. Distinct from "photomicrographs," which are photographs of minute objects, usually taken through a microscope.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000127290

Narrower Terms used

stanhopes (photographs)

Term used for

micro-photographs

Equivalent Terms used

microphotograph

Created

12yrs ago

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