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Motion photographs

Scope note

Use for photographs showing successive phases of an action, usually a human figure or animal in motion; may be single exposure, composite, or a series of separate images.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000134995

Broader Terms used

chronophotographs

Equivalent Terms used

motion photograph

Created

13yrs ago

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