Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/At the North South East West Diddlesex Junction
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- Reason
- A rather good illustration of a historic locomotive, from the period when it was in use. Identified by an expert on the subject, We hope, and the identification definitely does seem to check out.
- Articles in which this image appears
- William Crooks (Could probably go into a few others, like Swinburne, Smith and Company)
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Land
- Creator
- National Photo Company, restoration by Adam Cuerden
- Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden (talk) 02:54, 27 July 2014 (UTC)
- Support Yes please! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:37, 27 July 2014 (UTC)
- Support -- Coat of Many Colours (talk) 04:53, 27 July 2014 (UTC)
- Support — Of historical interest (particularly if one grew up in Minnesota).
This early 20th C. photo of the 1861 locomotive seems slightly canted to the right — straighten? Sca (talk) 13:57, 27 July 2014 (UTC)
- Uploaded a separate, straightened version (though I still prefer the original image). — Crisco 1492 (talk)16:42, 27 July 2014 (UTC)
- Any other rotation requires cropping. Adam Cuerden (talk) 22:00, 27 July 2014 (UTC)
- Exactly why I don't like the straightened version. The gentleman in the far left is cut in half in that version. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:47, 28 July 2014 (UTC)
- Hence the crop/rotation I chose. Adam Cuerden (talk) 02:47, 28 July 2014 (UTC)
- Right. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:49, 28 July 2014 (UTC)
- I think there WAS a point to that when I wrote it. Don't know where it is now. Adam Cuerden (talk) 14:13, 28 July 2014 (UTC)
- Support My personal preference is to see photos of locomotives and trains when they were in service as I think it adds more to the understanding of why this locomotive or train is/was important. There are any number of color photos of the Crooks on exhibit at Union Depot and the Lake Superior Railroad Museum, but a photo like this has captured an instant in history. We hope (talk) 19:46, 29 July 2014 (UTC)
- Oppose due to the man blocking part of the front of the train and the strong light at the top of the photo. Bzweebl (talk • contribs) 17:11, 30 July 2014 (UTC)
Promoted File:William Crooks at station.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:53, 6 August 2014 (UTC)