Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/USS Commodore Perry

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USS Commodore Perry[edit]

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OriginalUSS Commodore Perry, a steamer used as a gunboat by the Union in the American Civil War.
Reason
Nice photograph of an American Civil War vessel by a notable photographer.
Articles in which this image appears
USS Commodore Perry +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Water
Creator
Timothy H. O'Sullivan restored by Adam Cuerden
  • Support as nominatorAdam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 10:41, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Shame about the tilt, but you shouldn't correct it. Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:06, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Choliamb (talk) 12:18, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – Only moderately interesting photographically. Cleaned up the 800-word target article a bit. – Sca (talk) 12:26, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    It's by a major photographer, and from an era where outdoor photography like this was much more difficult. I dunno. I think it's, at the least, encyclopedic. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 18:50, 4 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support The quality of the picture, overall, especially considering its date, seems excellent. — Hamid Hassani (talk) 15:30, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – top border has a white streak (just a pixel wide, see right side), visible at high magnification (800%). Bammesk (talk) 02:31, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Fixed! Thanks for pointing it out! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 00:53, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Good quality photo of a type of ship that was likely rarely photographed (especially with the photos surviving) Nick-D (talk) 10:42, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. MER-C 16:51, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Commodore Perry, Pamunkey River MET DP70753.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:19, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]