File:Rev Ralph W Sockman.jpg

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Description	Promotional photo of Rev. Ralph W. Sockman (1889–1970), c. 1940s
Source	Redpath Chautauqua Collection, University of Iowa Libraries, Special Collections Department at Circuit Chautauqua in the Twentieth Century (digital ID)
Article	Ralph Washington Sockman
Portion used	cropped for Wikipedia by User:JGHowes
Low resolution?	Yes
Purpose of use	FAIR USE RATIONALE This is a promotional photo for the person in question, distributed for Chautauqua Circuit speakers such as the subject. Its use here is entirely encyclopedic in nature, for identification purposes solely in the Wikipedia article about this notable person. This image is a reduced size, low resolution image of the subject. As such, it is non-reproducible for commercial purposes. Use of this reduced resolution image does not limit the ability of the copyright owner to market or sell their product(s), nor will it diminish the value of the original media to the Copyright Holder. As the person is deceased, no free image is possible. Meets all criteria in WP:NFCC
Replaceable?	Not replaceable, the person is deceased.
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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	06:13, 26 November 2017		279 × 356 (14 KB)	Theo's Little Bot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	01:43, 19 February 2008	No thumbnail	338 × 432 (36 KB)	JGHowes (talk \| contribs)

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