Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Ruby Hirose

Ruby Hirose

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Original – Ruby Hirose was an American biochemist and bacteriologist. She did research on blood clotting and thrombin, allergies, and researched cancer using antimetabolites.

Reason: While a bit undersized, I don't think any detail is lost, and it is the best image we're likely to get of her. Only government-produced works have any chance of being out of copyright given whe she lived. Do wish it was less high-contrast.
Articles in which this image appears: Ruby Hirose, Toxoid
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator: Science Service image, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.3% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600^th FP!} 12:50, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Totally blown highlights (even though not 255) spoils the image for me. --Janke | Talk 17:38, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I mean, I can't deny it, though it was, at least, in the original. It's a judgement as to whether the historic value overcomes that. I suspect this was taken for newspaper reproduction, in which case the high contrast might've been considered a benefit. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.3% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600^th FP!} 13:51, 14 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Good EV. Exceptions to technical criteria apply to historic photos. Bammesk (talk) 13:22, 14 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – It does seem that by 1940 a good fotog could have done a better job of avoiding exaggerated B/W contrast. – Sca (talk) 14:33, 14 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
As I said, I suspect that it was being photographed for newspaper reproduction, which, if you've seen newspaper reproductions of the time, explains a bit. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.3% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600^th FP!} 14:38, 14 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Er, 1940 is before my time -- but I know what you mean about newspaper letterpress repro from etched halftone plates. -- Sca (talk) 13:31, 15 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I didn't think you'd have seen them at time of printing! Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.3% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600^th FP!} 13:43, 15 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:54, 23 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]