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Picture Perfect

The pictures that changed us

Mason Wright

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A new book edited by Mark Reid of the history magazine The Beaver collects the 100 most important photos in Canadian history and combines them with essays by prominent writers. In this special multimedia version of Picture Perfect, the book's contributors discuss the genesis and impact of some of these transformative images

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