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The result was: promoted by Lightburst talk 18:13, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
DeLancey W. Gill
![DeLancey W. Gill](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Portrait_of_DeLancey_W._Gill_%28cropped%29.jpg/141px-Portrait_of_DeLancey_W._Gill_%28cropped%29.jpg)
DeLancey W. Gill
- ... that despite having no professional training or experience, DeLancey W. Gill (pictured) was appointed to take thousands of photographs for the Smithsonian Institution? Source: From "De Lancey W. Gill: Photographer for the Bureau of American Ethnology. History of Photography.", pg 8-9"How Gill learned photography is not entirely clear. Perhaps an answer is provided in his assertion that his artistic and scientific accomplishments proceeded largely from self-teaching." (pg 8.)"Thus Gill received his subjects, sometimes as many as 300 a year. His total production is not counted, but it is estimated to include between 2000 and 3000 portraits." (pg 9.)
Created by Generalissima (talk). Self-nominated at 16:58, 2 October 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/DeLancey W. Gill; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
General: Article is new enough and long enough
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Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
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Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
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Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
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@Generalissima: Good article. Onegreatjoke (talk) 01:54, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
- @Generalissima and Onegreatjoke: The citation needs to follow the hook sentence in the article not at the end of the paragraph with the hook fact. I moved it to comply with DYK Criteria. Lightburst (talk) 18:12, 8 October 2023 (UTC)