Definition of "photogram" []

• An image produced without a camera by placing an object on photosensitive paper and exposing it to light. (noun)
• A photograph. (noun)

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• "Robert Anderson Gallery Chuck Kelton's 'In Plain Sight' at Robert Anderson A photogram is an image produced without a camera by light striking photosensitive paper; when the paper is developed, whatever blocked the light from the paper is visible as a silhouette."
• "A photogram is an image made by placing an object onto light-sensitive paper and exposing it to light, without the use of a camera."
• "The title, by the way, is not a misprint: 'photogram' is simply an archaic word for a photograph."