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We have displayed these images before in black and white. The ultimate purpose of a photograph is how to best convey a three dimensional image on to a two dimensional piece of photographic paper. The best photographs may contain some tactile information such as grain in wood, fog, rain and so forth. But sepia toning is more subliminal. It can create a time in the past in ways that are impossible otherwise. This is all subjective of course, but these photos may do better in reaching a person's subconscious than by printing them in black and white. "Flapper", Atlantic City, New Jersey (November 30, 1924).
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| | | "Split Rail Kids", c.1926 is clearly a powerful photograph. Does sepia toning keep your attention longer on the photo? If so, I would argue that perhaps this method of development is superior to the standard black and white development if the intention is to bring the viewer back in time.
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