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Woman strikes a Swedish neonazi with her handbag, 1985 (infosec.pub)
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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Wikipedia says it was 1985. I'm not sure why it's in b&w, since there was definitely color in the 80s.

[–] bigfondue@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Black and white film continued to be used after color was invented. You can even buy it today

[–] ZJBlank@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If the photo’s being taken for use in newspapers and it’s going to be printed in black and white, might as well just take the photo in black and white since the film’s cheaper

[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

Black and white provided the highest contrast for the lowest cost.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

This is probably the correct answer.