das Archivbild
Translation
archive photo, file photo, stock photo
Examples
Die Zeitung druckte ein altes Archivbild.
The newspaper printed an old archive photo.
Das ist kein aktuelles Foto, sondern ein Archivbild.
This is not a current photo, but a file photo.
Grammar Patterns
((an archive photo)) to use/show (an archive photo) to use an archive photo in an article
Similar Words
Symbolfoto (symbolic photo), Stockfoto (stock photo)
Etymology
Compounded from 'Archiv' (archive) and 'Bild' (picture). Literally an 'archive picture'.
Memory Tips
Imagine a picture taken from an old archive, used to illustrate a past event in a news report.