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Summary edit
| Description | A photograph of a harbor seal named Hoover, also earning the nickname: "The Talking Seal". |
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| Author or copyright owner |
Currier, P. A. |
| Source (WP:NFCC#4) | Original publication: July 26, 1985 Immediate source: https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/media/index.php?irn=10350396 |
| Date of publication | July 26, 1985 |
| Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) | Hoover (seal) |
| Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) | for visual identification of the person in question, at the top of their biographical article |
| Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1) |
This is one of the very few photographs of Hoover that is available to the public. No free alternative can be found, since he died in 1985. |
| Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) | To comply with Wikipedia guidelines and U.S. copyright law. |
| Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2) |
This image is used for educational purposes to display the subject. |
| Other information | The subject of the photograph has been deceased since: July 25, 1985 N/A |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Hoover (seal)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hoover_the_Talking_Seal.jpgtrue | |
Licensing edit
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| current | 00:02, 14 March 2023 | | 449 × 222 (81 KB) | DatBot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) |
| 01:42, 13 March 2023 | No thumbnail | 480 × 238 (19 KB) | RTSthestardust (talk | contribs) | Uploading a non-free historic portrait using File Upload Wizard |
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