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Censored WWII photographs stored in the National Archives are examined to determine what public officials felt would harm US morale & the war effort. Censors attempted to promote confidence in US constitutions & maintain the idea of a war fought by good against evil. The photographs most commonly censored were those that suggested that US soldiers were not always just & good, implied that the war might result in disruptive social change, or questioned the ability of Americans to control their institutions & personal lives. Once censored, such images could neither affect public opinion nor put the government's portrayal of the war into doubt. During the war, US citizens could not know to what extent the visual images they saw were censored, nor could they imagine what images were being censored. 5 Figures. J. Ferrari

The nature & meaning of Flick's photographic representations of Los Angeles, CA, ("Folio: On Pico Boulevard Looking North" [December, 1994]) are examined in an interview. Composed of a horizontal series of photographs with overlapping contents & as if taken while driving down a street, it is suggested that Flick's photography captures the flatness, absence of verticality, & unidimensionality that characterize Los Angeles. The juxtaposition of still images presents Los Angeles as a fractured urban space signified by a collection of moments rather than a fluid progression of time & space. Flick claims that the relationships between frames in the vertical arrangements forces viewers to interpret the tension & correlation between images, & the viewer thereby becomes actively involved in the artistic process. The anonymity & a historical nature of Los Angeles are praised by Flick, who argues that the logic of the street & texture are central to his photographic arrangements. Following a brief history of his artistic influences, Flick concludes that his work & life are marked by the paradox between a scientific search for order & his artistic inability to achieve such order. T. Sevier

Internet increasingly serves not only to communication between it's users. The emergence of Web 2.0 platforms which are peculiar to publication of various content (including images, movies, music, links to interesting sites) allowed to release of activity and commitment of millions of people worldwide. Study contains sociological analysis of already existing visual materials dealing with old age, which were made by users of the deviantART.com. It's one of the longest established online community bringing together artists from around the world. Article draws attention to the multiplicity of contemporary forms of presentation of old age and difficulties and methodological guidelines related to the study of resources from new media.

The chapter aims to analyse private and unpublished photos covering the execution of Hungarian war criminals to prove that the interpretation of photography helped create alternative space with respect to the dominant anti-fascist interpretation.

Examines the basic visual symbols that constitute the traditional elements of identity for the Russian state & former empire. The need for legitimation is a fundamental aspect of political leadership. Sources of legitimation include national myths & religion; dynastic succession, which played a major role in the Russian monarchy; the symbolic power of the capital city as the seat of political authority; history & tradition, whether accurate or mythical; & symbols of continuity & strength, such as the double-headed eagle, the continued worship of Stalin, & the observance of former Soviet state holidays. The author concludes that symbols play a vital role in maintaining national identity & social order. 45 References. J. R. Callahan