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Visual Media
Artifact or media-form category for records where visual media is the object, carrier, or material form.
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Visual Media
Use Visual Media when the archival object, media carrier, document form, or material artifact matches this reusable type. Named works, publications, makers, collections, and owners should remain Entities or Collections.
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Historical Photographs
Use Historical Photographs for photographic artifacts where the photograph itself is the archival form or evidence. Named photographers, studios, subjects, albums, and collections remain Entities or Collections.
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Portraits
Use Portraits when the archival object, media carrier, document form, or material artifact matches this reusable type. Named works, publications, makers, collections, and owners should remain Entities or Collections.
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Posters and Flyers
Use Posters and Flyers when the archival object, media carrier, document form, or material artifact matches this reusable type. Named works, publications, makers, collections, and owners should remain Entities or Collections.
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Postcards
Use Postcards when the archival object, media carrier, document form, or material artifact matches this reusable type. Named works, publications, makers, collections, and owners should remain Entities or Collections.
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Illustrations and Caricatures
Use Illustrations and Caricatures when the archival object, media carrier, document form, or material artifact matches this reusable type. Named works, publications, makers, collections, and owners should remain Entities or Collections.
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Maps and Plans
Use Maps and Plans when the archival object, media carrier, document form, or material artifact matches this reusable type. Named works, publications, makers, collections, and owners should remain Entities or Collections.
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Film Stills
Use Film Stills when the archival object, media carrier, document form, or material artifact matches this reusable type. Named works, publications, makers, collections, and owners should remain Entities or Collections.
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Lobby Cards
Use for records where lobby cards is the primary reusable classification concept. This category is intended for repeated archival assignment across many assets, entities, or collections rather than for a single named record.
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Contact Sheets and Proof Prints
Use for records where contact sheets and proof prints is the primary reusable classification concept. This category is intended for repeated archival assignment across many assets, entities, or collections rather than for a single named record.
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Negatives and Slides
Use for records where negatives and slides is the primary reusable classification concept. This category is intended for repeated archival assignment across many assets, entities, or collections rather than for a single named record.
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Publicity Photographs
Use for publicity photographs, press stills, star portraits used for promotion, and visual publicity materials distinct from ordinary documentary photographs.
Usage
Assign when the object or media form is visible, documented, or important to processing and discovery.
Exclusions
Do not use as a substitute for the named work, publication, maker, or collection identity.