Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Riverboat

Original - An 1850s daguerrotype of a paddle steamer riverboat.

Reason: A high resolution daguerrotype of a paddle steamer riverboat, taken 1852-1860. By far the oldest photograph of its type in either of the articles where it appears, it predates the next oldest by 60 years and is the only paddle steamer photo that dates from the era when this was cutting edge technology. Fortunately the archival version Image:SteamboatBenCampbell.jpg was in unusually good condition for a daguerrotype and needed relatively little restoration.
Articles this image appears in: Paddle steamer, Riverboat
Creator: Unknown

Support as nominator Durova^Charge! 04:16, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Though it would be nice to have a cite for that "only paddle-steamer photo from that era" claim =P Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 07:17, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Sorry if the context is unclear: I mean within the article. All the other photos are twentieth century. Durova^Charge! 07:56, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great photo--CPacker (talk) 07:51, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Where are you getting all these historic daguerrotypes? Dr. eXtreme 17:43, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Library of Congress archives. Durova^Charge! 18:37, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Mbz1 (talk) 18:32, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. Juliancolton ^{The storm still blows...} 22:35, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:SteamboatBenCampbellb.jpg --Malachirality (talk) 05:31, 13 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]