Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Christmas Truce

Christmas Truce[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 7 Nov 2014 at 13:33:16 (UTC)

Reason: This isn't perfect, but it's actually pretty good. Haven't touched this one: It appears to be from the original artwork published in the ILN, so the paper may genuinely have a slight colour. Not sure; don't want to change it without being sure. =) Crop is justifed compared to the original, so that's alright. Decent size.
Articles in which this image appears: Christmas truce
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/WWI
Creator: A. C. Michael in the Illustrated London News.

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 13:33, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
What are the chances you could get access to the original publication? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:04, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Not great anytime soon. It's just too in the news right now. Unless someone wants to get me a grant for $600. http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=7956207519&searchurl=tn%3Dillustrated+london+news%26amp%3Bkn%3D1915+January or I get very, very lucky on ebay, starting with the issue appearing there.. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 14:08, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  - B..... wow. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:27, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    - To be fair, that $600 one would give us far, far more than the Christmas Truce - that's 6 months of a heavily-illustrated newspaper in the middle of WWI. However, I can't pay it. =) Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 14:29, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - If Adam or someone does get access to an original version, and we can get it at 8000px resolution like usual for Adam, we can do a D&R. Until then, this is fine. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:27, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- ^{Off-topic: I'm thinking some high-res Bruce Bairnsfather next - which WILL be super high-res, but first, Battle of Nashville, like the Christmas Truce, is on a timer. WE HAVE PHOTOS, MID-BATTLE, OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR!!! Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 14:36, 28 October 2014 (UTC)}[reply]
Support – there is something that just draws me to this image; really great EV. SagaciousPhil - Chat 16:38, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Fascinating historical artifact — surprised the Brits allowed it to be published — High EV. Sca (talk) 20:45, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support — Hafspajen (talk) 16:09, 30 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Illustrated London News - Christmas Truce 1914.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:34, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]