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Train wreck at Montparnasse 1895

Granville-Paris Express train wreck, October 22, 1895

A photo of the wreck of the Granville-Paris Express train that happened on October 22, 1895, at Gare Montparnasse station, Paris, France. ~~Photographer unknown~~ Photo by Studio Lévy and Sons, and reasonably good quality for being over 100 years old. Also used in Negligence, Error, and Train wreck.

Nominate and support. howch e ng {chat} 23:13, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support. I nearly nominated this image myself a while ago as it beautifully illustrates Error. --KFP (talk | contribs) 23:22, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support Historical and high res SOADLuver 00:39, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support wow what an entertaining photograph .. sweet drumguy8800 C T 03:54, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support, I could have sworn that I saw a sharper version of this (less obscuring smoke) somewhere, but this is a great picture. It's just such a perfectly striking image that demonstrates a concept at a glance. In this case, "trainwreck." Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 04:16, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment Yeah, I was thinking of [1], which is one of the old versions but actually a different picture entirely (the angle is different). I'd rather have a high-res version of that one, if someone can find it. Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 04:20, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Nitpick: If the photographer's unknown, how can you say he's been dead for at least 70 years? --Davepape 05:16, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- It was published pre-1906, so it's PD in the united states regardless. Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 05:33, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support An iconic photo among rail buffs. Has been featured on Portal:Trains. --Janke | Talk 07:04, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support To the feeling of irreality of this picture contributes the insolit of the situation and also the haze (smoke?) covering the building. - Alvesgaspar 07:42, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support - wow! Very striking, and would look awesome on the main page. -- CountdownCrispy ^{( ?} 12:19, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support Haaaa! I had a class in university called 'Risk Assessment' and this photo was on the cover of the textbook! Per all above support. --Bridgecross 13:41, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support Wow! - Adrian Pingstone 15:03, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Support - Always loved this image, and completely fulfils all FPC Criteria. —Vanderdecken∴ ∫ξ φ 15:26, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support. It also nicely fits into the article Shit happens (although I'm not sure that would make the best mention on the main page). --Elkman - (Elkspeak) 18:53, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- I saw the picture here and had to add it. I was also thinking of adding it to fubar, SNAFU and merde, since someone there doubtlessly said that. Maybe there are better illustrations for those words though?Niro5 20:42, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great, high resolution, historical photo deserves feautured status. Hello32020 20:25, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Niro5 20:42, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Nice find. --Tewy 23:04, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Samir धर्म 00:01, 26 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support per above.--Andrew c 00:37, 26 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- This is fantastic! tiZom_(2¢) 03:40, 26 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comment, Yes, there's definitely a better version of this out there. Compare [2] with [3], especially the rear number on the train. If someone can dig up one of the other, less blurry exposures, I'd support that over this. Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 01:13, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Believe me, I've been trying, but I can't seem to find this exact version in this size anywhere (using Google). I asked the uploader for some help, but he hasn't been active in almost two months, so that might be a dead end. howch e ng {chat} 21:38, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  - I emailed the guy who was hosting that one, to see if he has a hi-res version. I'll post here if he gets back to me. Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 03:46, 28 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  - Got an email back, he says that's the best he has. My support is wavering every time I look at those two images because this image, for all its resolution, has no more detail than a 600x750 pixel image that's much sharper. Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 05:43, 31 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    - Well, the original uploader says he scanned it in from a library book (he doesn't remember which), which is why I can't find this exact version anywhere on the web. howch e ng {chat} 16:40, 31 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Striking image. NauticaShad e s 20:49, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support: great picture, high resolution Pcu123456789 21:51, 28 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Support: Great photo! It would look good on the main page. Ackatsis 09:55, 29 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Support. This is a great image! - jlao ⁰ ⁴ 02:47, 30 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Train wreck at Montparnasse 1895.jpg -- tariqabjotu 02:58, 1 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]