File:William Oscar Boston and his wife, Mary around 1939.jpg

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Description	Principal William Oscar Boston poses for a portrait with his wife, Mary, a fellow educator in the segregated schools of Lake Charles, Louisiana. Circa 1939
Author or copyright owner	Unknown
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Original publication: Maude Reid Scrapbook Immediate source: Historic Photographs of Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana Digital Library
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	W. O. Boston High School
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 was the only image of the subject available on the Louisiana Digital Library. Others exist online, but they are unsourced as opposed to this one.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	This file will be used once in the body of the article to illustrate the school's namesake.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	The owner is a state run, public university. It is a not-for-profit organization.
Other information	The subject of the photograph has been deceased since: 1943
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of W. O. Boston High School//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:William_Oscar_Boston_and_his_wife,_Mary_around_1939.jpgtrue

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	00:02, 22 February 2024		286 × 349 (71 KB)	DatBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	15:25, 21 February 2024	No thumbnail	837 × 1,023 (118 KB)	EddieDean19 (talk \| contribs)	Uploading a non-free historic portrait using File Upload Wizard

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