a silver halide photographic material is disclosed , which has at least one compound represented general formula : ## str1 ## wherein r represents an aliphatic group , an aromatic group , or a heterocyclic group ; both l and time represent a divalent organic group ; t represents 0 or 1 ; pug represents a photographically useful group ; y represents -- so 2 --, -- y &# 39 ;-- so 2 --, or ## str2 ## and y &# 39 ; represents -- o --, -- nh --, or ## str3 ## the material has a broad exposure latitude in line image - taking work and has a high resolving power in the work . it can form an ultrahard image having a high gamma value of 10 or more . the material may excellently reproduce a line original to form an ultrahard image having a high background density . it also has a broad exposure latitude in halftone dot image - taking work and can form a halftone dot image having ultrahigh contrast with high image quality .