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Photographs from history: what can they tell us about Britain's recent past?

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Why this, why now

This unit explores photography as a recent invention that records history, highlighting early photos of lost ways of life and the challenges of early 20th-century photography. Students learn about changes in recent history, including food, clothing, and more, through photos from the past century.

Prior knowledge requirements

  • Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
  • Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
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Photographs from history: what can they tell us about Britain's recent past?

This unit explores photography as a recent invention that records history, highlighting early photos of lost ways of life and the challenges of early 20th-century photography. Students learn about changes in recent history, including food, clothing, and more, through photos from the past century.

6 lessons
  1. Photographs of Britain in the 1940s and 50s
  2. The invention of photography
  3. Late Victorian seaside photographs
  4. A family portrait from 140 years ago
  5. Photographs of Britain in the 1960s and 70s
  6. The challenges of early photography