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What is the historical image “Protest Rally [Afghanistan]” (2009)?

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Direct answer

The Library of Congress catalogs “Protest Rally [Afghanistan]” as a digitized image dated 2009. The record is indexed for Inkjet Prints, Demonstrations, Photojournalism, and Photographs, making it a discoverable primary or historical source rather than a modern summary page.

What this adds to the history

The catalog credits Wahidy, Farzana as creator, contributor, or responsible organization. Attribution helps a reader investigate perspective and purpose.

The catalog connects the item with Afghanistan and lists English. It appears within Prints And Photographs Division.

Study the catalog caption, photographer or maker, date, viewpoint, and what falls outside the frame. Visual detail can support a narrow observation but not a claim about all Afghans.

Open the full Library of Congress entry before citing it. Preserve the catalog title, creator, date, item URL, and the exact page, frame, or map detail that supports the claim.

How to read the evidence responsibly

Photographs can preserve architecture, clothing, landscapes, institutions, public events, and the choices of photographers and catalogers.

A photograph shows a framed moment, not a whole society. Captions can be incomplete, colonial, outdated, or mistaken, and people shown deserve dignity.

Sources and records

Check the underlying information.

  1. Library of Congress: Protest Rally [Afghanistan] ↗
  2. Library of Congress: Afghanistan reflected in the collections ↗
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