Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/President William McKinley's last speech

Original - United States President William McKinley's last speech delivered September 5, 1901 at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York on the day before his assassination.

Reason: Crowd shot of the final public address by United States President William McKinley on the day before his assassination in 1901. McKinley stands under the gazebo, hatless, wearing a tuxedo and holding speech notes in his hand. A lower resolution closeup of the same speech is available at File:McKinley's last address2.jpg (which we could put up for voting if people prefer it). Neither version is technically ideal, but both are competent photographs with high encyclopedic value. Restored version of File:McKinley's last address wide.jpg.
Articles this image appears in: William McKinley, Pan-American Exposition, History of Buffalo, New York
Creator: Charles Dudley Arnold

Support as nominator --Durova^Charge! 00:28, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom.--Mbz1 (talk) 00:49, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support I was worried he would be just barely identifiable, but he's definitely there and large enough to recognize. How did they give speeches like that before microphones; I mean really! ~ ωαdεstεr16_«talk^stalk» 18:32, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support I don't know either, Wadester, but this image helps explain how they tried. There isn't an article on the history of public speaking or something you can add it to? And I'd like for one of our restorers to take a look at it, so see if they can improve it.--HereToHelp ^{(talk to me)} 22:13, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Oops, fixed the link to the unrestored version. There's how it started. Durova^Charge! 22:22, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:McKinley's last address wide2.jpg --Wronkiew (talk) 18:24, 23 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]