Mifflin Jeffrey
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA.
Am Arch. 2007 Spring-Summer;70(1):32-69. doi: 10.17723/aarc.70.1.y62u7r85381173u1.
Examining historical photographs can open paths to improved understanding of the history of most disciplines, including medicine. Images can be "read" and advantageously integrated with other historical "traces." Documents, including photographs, are "orphaned" when separated from their creators and used out of context. Archivists share with historians the responsibility for considering interpretations of the documentary record. Cultivating subject-specific understanding as well as general historical awareness expands our competency to read photographs and promotes more contextualized and historically grounded uses of information.
审视历史照片可以为更好地理解包括医学在内的大多数学科的历史开辟道路。图像可以被“解读”，并有利地与其他历史“痕迹”相结合。文件，包括照片，当与创作者分离并脱离上下文使用时就会成为“孤本”。档案管理员与历史学家共同承担考虑文献记录解读的责任。培养特定学科的理解以及一般的历史意识，能够提升我们解读照片的能力，并促进对信息进行更具背景性和基于历史的运用。
