Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/German train wreck, World War I

German train wreck, World War I

Original - German ammunition train wrecked by shell fire, World War I c. 1918.

Reason

A good use of panorama format: wreckage of a German ammunition train (probably shot in France where the photography firm was active) from World War I. Restored version of Image:Wrecked ammunition train.jpg.

Articles this image appears in

Western Front (World War I), Technology during World War I

Creator

Schutz Group Photographers (Washington, D.C.)

• Support as nominator --Durova^Charge! 02:28, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
• Support Very interesting and unique image. There's not much media like this from the first World War victorrocha (talk) 05:26, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
• support - Very encyclopaedic, not as high quality as I'm used to from you, but still awesome enough. --Meldshal (§peak to me) 12:46, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
• Support. very striking, despite the sandstorm in the background :) Intothewoods29 (talk) 15:41, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
• Weak Support. Not the best quality considering the time period, but impressive nevertheless. NauticaShades 23:14, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
• Tentative Support It does look like a desert environment; we're sure this is the Western Front? Fletcher (talk) 02:50, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
  • There wasn't much left standing in parts of France and Belgiuim during this period, but the bibliographic data doesn't specify. As I noted, this particular firm was active along the Western Front. I can't go farther than to speculate (informally, outside of article and caption space) that there's a likelihood this photograph came from the same region. Durova^Charge! 03:06, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
  • A German ammunition train wouldn't be that likely to be in a desert environment in WWI... especially not with a US film crew around. This was quite probably a misty day somewhere in a well-shelled region of France; perhaps an old quarry or mine? There's denuded trees by the railway line (the distant flatcars). Shimgray | talk | 12:03, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
• Support Interesting picture. There appears to be a signal box in the rear right of the picture or at the very least a pitched roof house, neither of which are likely to be found in a desert environ I think. --Harlsbottom (talk | library | book reviews) 03:00, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
• Weak Oppose I am going to go against the flow on this one, I just don't think its that informative or interesting. It lacks any human element to make it compelling. It reminds me of a partially buried whale carcass/ribcage on a deserted beach sure, but as for enc value, I don't think it contains enough information. Mfield (talk) 21:33, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

The image was promoted. --Meldshal 13:11, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Promoted Image:Wrecked ammunition train3.jpg --jjron (talk) 04:10, 24 August 2008 (UTC)