File:Private August Sangret Wigwam stationed at Fleet 1943.jpg

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Media data and Non-free use rationale
Description An image of Pvt. August Sangret, taken while stationed at Fleet, Hampshire in the spring of 1942.
Author or
copyright owner
August Sangret himself, who expressely informed Inspector Edward Greeno he'd specifically had the image taken while stationed in Fleet.
Source (WP:NFCC#4) Image was first published in St. Petersburg times in 1943

Immediate source: Find A Grave here. Direct link to image here.

Date of publication First published 13 June, 1943.
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) August Sangret
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) For visual identification of the person in question, at the top of his/her biographical article
Not replaceable with
free media because
(WP:NFCC#1)
* Subject has been deceased since 1943
  • The image is of a low resolution quality, 162 x 267in size
  • No free alternative image of subject exists (this is actually the only known photograph of subject in question).
  • The low quality, faded color, cropped reproduction photograph here can be reasonably described as "irreplaceable," and meets Non-free content criteria. In particular, given the fact the image has been distributed outside of Wikipedia, via the Internet, in newspapers and in books, in a much greater quality than here - that no free alternative exists and that the image is significant given the content of the article.
  • The image has also been widely distributed outside of Wikipedia in much greater size and quality, in addition to versions not tinted in color.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) * Portion of original image is intended for use as opposed to whole image.
  • Image is intended for sole usage within infobox of article in question. No other usage is intended.
  • Image is of a lower resolution quality than the original, therefore making commercial use highly unlikely
Respect for
commercial opportunities
(WP:NFCC#2)
* This image is cropped, is not intended for use in any manner which can be described as detrimental to the original copyrighted media (NFCC2)
  • As stated above, it is the only known photograph of the subject in question
  • Image is of a low resolution quality, 162 x 267, in a faded hue of lower quality to original, all therefore making commercial use of reproduced copies of the image highly unlikely
  • Author of image was subject himself, who has been deceased since 1943
  • Unique name given to file, also making incorrect usage/ambiguous usage highly unlikely.
  • Image is of a smaller size than source from where it has been taken: dimensions are only 162 x 267
  • Source of the image in question has been named, as has date and source of original 1943 publication and the original author of the image itself from as well as meeting the criteria outlined, this image meets the Non-free use rationale guidelines outlined by Wikipedia (NFCC10).
  • Believed that the use of this image upon only the English-language Wikipedia, to illustrate infobox of the article discussing aspects relating to the person depicted, falls under the "Non-profit, educational" clause of the 'Fair Use' doctrine, currently upheld by U.S. law. (17 U.S.C. § 107.)
Other information The subject of the photograph has been deceased since: 29 April, 1943.


  • Image has no free equivalent, and is only known image of subject in question; therefore meeting the Wikipedia guideline (NFCC1)
  • The intended content of this reduced size, cropped and lower quality, 162 x 267 image is NOT intended for any use in a manner detrimental in any way whatsoever to the original copyrighted media (NFCC2)
  • Minimal extent of usage intended (infobox only). 162 x 267.(NFCC3)
  • Image has already been widely distributed in the media, via various methods, since 1943, & in doing so, this image has been displayed in both a much better visual quality, in a higher resolution & in an un-cropped form (NFCC4).
  • This image is relevant to infobox of article in question & would increase readers' understanding of the topic and offender profile. The image will be used in this article (for which sole usage is intended) only. (NFCC5) (NFCC6) (NFCC8) (NFCC7)
  • Precise name I have given to the file plus the nature of the content make ambiguous usage of the image extremely unlikely (NFCC9)
  • Having specifically named and credited the website from where I captured this image, plus my having specifically named the original author of the image in question (Sangret himself), as well as meeting the specific criteria outlined, this image does meet the Non-free use rationale guidelines outlined by Wikipedia (NFCC10).
  • The usage of this image upon only the English-language version of Wikipedia to illustrate the infobox of the article relating to the person depicted falls under both the "Non-profit", "educational" and "portion used in relation to the copyrighted work" clauses of the Fair Use principle, currently upheld by United States law. (17 U.S.C. § 107)
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of August Sangret//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Private_August_Sangret_Wigwam_stationed_at_Fleet_1943.jpgtrue

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