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Chronophotographs

Scope note

Use for photographs that record movement or change in a series of images, regardless of the amount of time intervening. For a series of images capturing an action, as of a human figure or animal, use "motion photographs." If photographs are arranged to be seen in a specified order, use "sequences."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000134733

Narrower Terms used

motion photographs

Term used for

chrono-photographs

Equivalent Terms used

chronophotograph

Created

13yrs ago

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