Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/At the North South East West Diddlesex Junction

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Original – The William Crooks, the first locomotive to operate in Minnesota.
Reason
A rather good illustration of a historic locomotive, from the period when it was in use. Identified by an expert on the subject, We hope, and the identification definitely does seem to check out.
Articles in which this image appears
William Crooks (Could probably go into a few others, like Swinburne, Smith and Company)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Land
Creator
National Photo Company, restoration by Adam Cuerden
  • Support My personal preference is to see photos of locomotives and trains when they were in service as I think it adds more to the understanding of why this locomotive or train is/was important. There are any number of color photos of the Crooks on exhibit at Union Depot and the Lake Superior Railroad Museum, but a photo like this has captured an instant in history. We hope (talk) 19:46, 29 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose due to the man blocking part of the front of the train and the strong light at the top of the photo. Bzweebl (talkcontribs) 17:11, 30 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:William Crooks at station.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:53, 6 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]