File:Sam "Mad Sam" DeStefano.gif
Sam_"Mad_Sam"_DeStefano.gif (150 × 215 pixels, file size: 25 KB, MIME type: image/gif)
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Summary[edit]
This is a mugshot of prominent Chicago mobster, Sam DeStefano. Obtained image from http://gangstersinc.tripod.com/MadSam.html. (Dead link; archived copy from circa time of original 2008 upload)
Fair use Rationale[edit]
I believe the photo, courtesy of the Chicago Police department, falls under fair use as an historically significant photo of a famous individual and used for informational purposes.
Licensing:[edit]
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File history
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| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
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| current | 18:00, 18 May 2019 | | 150 × 215 (25 KB) | Ubcule (talk | contribs) | Brightness and contrast adjusted, colour information discarded (since obviously a black and white photo and colour cast not part of original) |
| 06:38, 14 June 2008 | No thumbnail | 150 × 215 (28 KB) | Liberal Humanist (talk | contribs) | This is a mugshot of prominent Chicago mobster, Sam DeStefano. I believe this photo, courtesy of the Chicago Police Department, falls under fair use as a historically significant photo of a famous individual and used for informational purposes. |
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File usage
- Sam DeStefano
- File:MadSam.gif (file redirect)
