Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Jay Gould

Jay Gould edit

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OriginalJay Gould (1836-1892), railroad developer and speculator, for a long time cast as the archetypal robber baron.
Reason
Prints from the late 19th/early 20th century often aren't perfect, but this print... is no exception. Still! It's a very nice portrait of a major Victorian-era financier, and it's certainly not that bad. Took a fair bit of restoration, as the print was rather heavily damaged at the edges, but I think the results are worth it.
Articles in which this image appears
Jay Gould +2
FP category for this image
An excellent candidate for the very underpopulated Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/People/Business
Creator
Uncredited photographer; restoration by Adam Cuerden
  • Support as nominatorAdam Cuerden (talk) 05:53, 21 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Wow, what a lovely lead to that article. So positive! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:08, 21 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Very nice clean-up from the original.--Godot13 (talk) 09:25, 21 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Looks like the best possible from the source material, very nice! Mattximus (talk) 14:51, 21 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Interesting (and infamous) figure in late 19th century U.S. history. Sca (talk) 15:07, 21 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - EV ________Alborzagros (talk) 13:29, 22 February 2015 (UTC)_______[reply]
  • Support -Hafspajen (talk) 13:30, 22 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Jobas (talk) 16:37, 23 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Jay Gould - Bain News Service.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:02, 3 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]