for the record

A train wreck on the QNSL railway carrying ore from the mine at Schefferville, Quebec – May 1959

Toronto. One very special use of photography is recording problems for insurance or police.

We often think of portraiture, street scenes and landscapes, but this important function gives visual detail not easily conveyed by the written word.

Disasters like this train wreck over sixty years ago are given vitality even today in photos long after the issue was restored to normal and financial arrangements made.

As to photography’s use in crime resolution, even books have been written on the topic. And in 2007 we had a member of the local police do a presentation of photography’s valuable contribution to crime solving here.

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