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OriginalCharlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan on the set of "The Kid" (1921)
Edit – Some dust and scratches removed, JPG artefacting cut down
Reason
Iconic image, high EV, very good quality for an image as old as this
Articles in which this image appears
The Kid (1921 film), Jackie Coogan, List of American films of 1921
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Unknown (Publicity photo for "The Kid")

Promoted File:Chaplin The Kid edit.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:11, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment -- I wasn't aware this image was up for nomination until the edit was promoted to featured picture. As one of the editors of the original image, I'd like to comment here for the record (belated though it may be). While the original could stand some minot cleanup, the edit is not an improvement in my opinion. The whole image has been blurred slightly causing a loss of detail and crispness. While I don't necessarily disparage the offending editor for such an amateurish hack as he simply may not know any better, it's a shame that not one single other editor here managed to bring this up. – JBarta (talk) 23:54, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  • I mentioned it, at the Commons nomination, and there were no issues there with the slight loss of detail. Until such time as a scan can be gotten which is saved in a lossless format before editing, I doubt there is much we can improve on. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:10, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]