Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates/Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe[edit]

Reason: This is a high EV image and maybe the best picture we have of this long-deceased legend.
Articles this image appears in: Jim Thorpe
Half-breed
Native Americans in the United States
Creator: Unknown

Support as nominator --TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 22:20, 11 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose on size grounds. — raeky T 14:41, 25 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Better images are not unobtainable, quick LOC search yields:
  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.11965
  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.14466 (uploading this one) File:Jim Thorpe, New York NL, at Polo Grounds, NY (baseball).jpg, going to need restored though.
  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.11967
  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.50300
  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.25203
  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.50300
    - And that was just on the first page, before nominating such low quality pictures AT LEAST look to at the LOC to see if better exists online. — raeky T 14:48, 25 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      - I think 11967 is a better choice than the one you are uploading. Did not know we had so many photos.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 15:33, 25 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        I'll upload that one too, and sometimes a search of the LOC archives yields some pleasant surprises. Bookmark: http://www.loc.gov/pictures — raeky T 15:36, 25 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        File:Jim Thorpe, New York NL, at Polo Grounds, NY (baseball) 2.jpg and it also needs restored. — raeky T 15:42, 25 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        I have cropped that as File:Jim Thorpe, New York NL, at Polo Grounds, NY (baseball) 2 cropped.jpg. Despite the booty prominence, I like the crop. I will see if I can get it restored.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 21:07, 25 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        I would prefer a crop that follows some photographic composition rules like rule of thirds and lead room. To bad our most prolific and best restorer has burned out and doesn't participate much anymore, not sure who i'd suggest to restore it. These wouldn't be easy to restore. If done right it could definitely be a FP. — raeky T 21:27, 25 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Jujutacular ^talk 14:03, 4 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]