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Althea Gibson’s Wimbledon Trophy 1956[edit]

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Original - This particular trophy was won by Althea Gibson, a first by a female African American.
Reason
It is of historical importance, being the Grand Slam trophy won by Althea Gibson, a first for any female African American, at Wimbledon.
Articles in which this image appears
None Althea Gibson
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Other
Creator
Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA (Flickr username). Uploaded onto Commons by Sp33dyphil.
  • Support as nominator --Sp33dyphil (Talk) (Contributions)(I love Wikipedia!) 23:18, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Note: This doesn't seem to be used in any articles. Isn't that one of the requirements?--RDBury (talk) 23:54, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. Hey Phil- it's great to have some new contributors here, but sadly, this image really isn't up to scratch for a number of reasons. Most importantly, it is not used in any articles. The most important element of featured pictures is that they add to the article(s) in which they are used. Secondly, the composition is rather uninteresting- it has a tight crop, and a distracting background. Thirdly, the technical quality of the image is lacking somewhat. I strongly doubt that this image will pass, but I hope you are not discouraged from contributing here. J Milburn (talk) 00:27, 27 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose It illustrates “Athea Gibson’s trophy” just great. But it is not good lighting and shooting through the glass introduced the reflection of the photographer’s arm and camera. Exemplary, eye-catching imagery would likely require privileged access and better lighting. Greg L (talk) 03:39, 27 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per Greg L gazhiley.co.uk 11:23, 27 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Sorry, the reflection of the glass rules it out for me. – SMasters (talk) 09:15, 28 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose although the subject is historically significant, the technical aspects of this photo fail in that it is blurry, suffers from reflections on the glass, has a distracting and irrelevant background. But, as J Milburn mentioned, please continue to contribute in the future! Purpy Pupple (talk) 00:11, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 20:51, 4 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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