Gallery: See Outtakes From Some of History's Most Iconic Photos

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    Magnum's new exhibition places famous photographs next to the contact sheets they were chosen from by the photographers and their editors.
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    Contact sheets are often made from the original negatives placed up against photosensitive slides, creating an easy to comprehend account of the entire photo session. Prints can also be generated from them.
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    Contact sheets are something of an anachronism, gradually replaced by the tools and techniques of digital photography.
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    The contact sheets themselves tell a story, both about the approach of the photographer and the thought process of the editor. It's an added context that the final image alone can't offer.
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