Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Galveston, Texas after the Hurricane of 1900

Galveston, Texas after the Hurricane of 1900

Original - Debris drift at the east end of Galveston, Texas in the aftermath of the 1900 Galveston hurricane. Laborers clear rubble and search for bodies.

Reason: Over 100 years old, but timely. Early film clip of Galveston, Texas residents sorting through rubble in the aftermath of the 1900 Galveston hurricane. Rubble piles such as this one contained hundreds of bodies and the stench carried for miles. A body was discovered (but not filmed) on this pile while the camera crew was present.
Articles this image appears in: 1900 Galveston hurricane
Creator: Edison Manufacturing Co.

Support as conominator --Durova^Charge! 18:17, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support as co-nom -- Bastique ^demandez 18:28, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support An excellent addition to 1900 Galveston hurricane. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 18:36, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Yes, I know it's 108 years old, but it's still very small, grainy, has those parabolic flashes, and doesn't really show much. I see one pile and a few people milling about. IMHO, a pan across the debris field with recovery efforts underway would be much better than one pile with repetitive action.--HereToHelp ^{(talk to me)} 00:03, 17 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Fancy refilming it for us? Seddσn ^talk ^{Editor Review} 00:16, 17 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

- (edit conflict) Note that pans were not common until quite a bit later (1920s), as cameras became less unwieldy. Thegreenj 00:16, 17 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Actually panning was possible and the archives had a couple of pans from the same disaster. I selected this clip because it's the only one where people were present doing cleanup. According to the Library of Congress notes, the camera crew took substantial risks by filming at all. The city was under martial law at the time and law enforcement was shooting (with bullets) at people they caught taking pictures. Durova^Charge! 00:49, 17 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, ok... Disregard the other comment—I've been taught wrong. Thegreenj 04:42, 18 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Support Though I would like to lose the first intertitle - it's glaringly modern. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 00:14, 17 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Do you know how to fix it? I might be able to do something via ffmpeg2theora, actually... don't know... Bastique ^demandez 23:54, 17 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support It is a good video for what it shows. Z gin der 2008-09-20T01:31Z (UTC)

Promoted Image:Searching for bodies, Galveston 1900.ogv MER-C 06:47, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]