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Interior
of a trabacolo (trabaccolo).
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Photographs
and films are a valuable source of information. Fortunately,
since the invention of this technique in the mid-nineteenth
century, Venice and Chioggia have been the favourite
locations photographers. This means that a large number of
historical photographs are available, many of them on
photographic plates which - with their sharp images - allow
the reconstruction of parts that otherwise would have been
lost.
Despite
the apparent objectivity provided by photography, it is
important to bear in mind that images are sometimes
'enhanced' to add interest. Although they use real material,
photographers can give false results. For example, the
boatbuilder who is calking the inside(!) of a boat, or the
group of people who are hauling a bragosso
(bragozzo) by hand, when this would actually require a
powerful winch (in any case, the photograph shows that the bragosso
has already been secured on its supports).
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