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Ambrotype of African American soldier in Union uniform with wife and two daughters[edit]

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Original – Ambrotype of African American soldier in Union uniform with wife and two daughters
Reason
high quality and resolution picture used in 3 articles. This is the only known photograph of an African American Union soldier with his family. Identified as Sgt. Samuel Smith of the 119th USCT.
Articles in which this image appears
Ambrotype, Henry Wilson, Uniforms of the Union Army
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American Civil War
Creator
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  • Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 10:24, 10 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Too much frame – visual information not readily accessible. – Sca (talk) 12:29, 11 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Sca: The frame is very much part of the point here. This is also to show how such fragile pictures have been kept to preserve them. Beside, you can zoom in to see the picture itself in great details. Regards, Yann (talk) 18:48, 11 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Excellent. Also: for editors like Sca: the instructions above clearly state that the image should be assessed on its quality as displayed at full size. And at full size you can see the fine details of the picture and figures within very clearly. -- Veggies (talk) 23:07, 11 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Nice restoration but it needs a little more. Bammesk (talk) 02:04, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Artem.G (talk) 08:20, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support IMO, the frame actually increases the EV in the Ambrotype article, since the images were so often elaborately mounted. Besides, it's been the lead image there since 2012... --Janke | Talk 14:09, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 14:20, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – I also think that the frame adds to its encyclopedia value. Astonished to see the details, for example, the soldier is wearing Abraham Lincoln's presidential campaign button. – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 17:57, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. MER-C 08:58, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support: Very nice restoration. Of high EV, especially given the subject, time period, and quality of the photograph. Tyrone Madera (talk) 18:28, 19 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Sgt. Samuel Smith, African American soldier in Union uniform with wife and two daughters.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:53, 20 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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