The canonical 1977 American photobook returns to print in a new definitive edition that most closely resembles the originalIn 1977 American photographers Larry Sultan 19462009 and Mike Mandel born 1950 published a book of photographs titled Evidence. The book was the culmination of a twoyear search through the archives of 77 government agencies educational institutions and corporations including General Atomic Company Jet Propulsion Laboratories the San Jose Police Department and the United States Department of the Interior. The original pictures were made as objective records of activities unfamiliar to the lay public the scenes of crimes aeronautical engineering tests industrial experiments and other subjects.