Wiki143:Featured picture candidates/Brooklyn, 1879

Brooklyn, 1879

File:Currier & Ives Brooklyn2.jpg

Original - Currier and Ives chromolithograph of Brooklyn, 1879.

Reason

Detailed chromolithograph of Brooklyn, New York as it appeared during the late nineteenth century. Individual storefronts by the docks are legibly named. Restored version of File:Currier & Ives Brooklyn.jpg (very high resolution).

Articles this image appears in

History of Brooklyn

Creator

Currier and Ives

• Support as nominator --Durova^Charge! 03:27, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
• Support Yet another excellent restoration. A good historical image with great EV. Elucidate ^{(light up)} 18:01, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
• Support People think they know Brooklyn, this is what went before.. GerardM (talk) 20:48, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
• Support - hits all the right points - Peripitus (Talk) 12:28, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
• Support Very nice. Spencer^T♦C 02:59, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
• Support Good restoration with high encyclopedic value. A302b (talk) 09:53, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
• Support The detail in this is astonishing! ~ ωαdεstεr16_«talk^stalk» 06:13, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
• Support. Incredible detail. Good job on the restoration (especially getting rid of the crease). NauticaShades 14:59, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
• Support Hm, can't think of anything new to say. "If you download one chromolithograph this year, make it this one!" Fletcher (talk) 04:03, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
• Support per above. Makeemlighter (talk) 05:30, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Promoted Image:Currier & Ives Brooklyn2.jpg --Spencer^T♦C 23:22, 16 January 2009 (UTC)