Talk:Thomas Reed Martin

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''THOMAS REED MARTIN, Architect at Sarasota, Florida ''

''The photograph of THOMAS REED MARTIN in your feature article concerning his biography and achievements is incorrect. The man shown in the photograph is unknown and not that of THOMAS REED MARTIN, my grandfather. I have a large collection of photographs and architectural references which I am eager to add to your reference article. The photo you show was obtained from an historian in Sarasota who is notably incorrect in most of his historical references concerning Sarasota. Also, the photographs shown are of minor buildings, and do not indicate his major works, which include the initial design for the Ringling Mansion, Ca d'Zan, the Municipal Auditorium in Sarasota, his many prominent mansions on Florida's West Coast, and the mini-mansion he designed for his own home in Sarasota, recently restored and renovated. The curator of the Ringling Mansion at Sarasota has recently acquired a considerable reference library of Martin's works, and is organizing a tour tomorrow, of his work in Sarasota. I will be contacting him as well. He was a signatory influence on Floida architecture, and came to Florida at the invitation of Bertha Palmer (Mrs. Potter Palmer) of Chicago, to design and build her planned estate at Osprey, overlooking Little Sarasota Bay, near Siesta Key. He arrived in Sarasota in 1912, and became a significant developer and civic leader for the development of Sarasota, Venice, Fort Myers and many other communities, building them from frontier town, mud street cattle towns into the modern and attractive cities they are today.

''But do omit the photo of the golfer. He has nothing to do with Thomas Reed Martin. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.65.129.131 (talk) 13:26, 21 September 2013 (UTC)

'':The information for the image File:ThomasReedMartin 83d40m 2ndfromRight shc.jpg says that it came from the Sarasota County History Center. The Wikipedia editor who uploaded that image, User:83d40m, has been a long-time editor here; it's not clear why you think this editor (or the History Center) is incorrect regarding identification. The best place to discuss the matter is probably at Talk:Thomas Reed Martin.

'':Wikipedia appreciates the contribution of images. These should (generally) be added to the Wikimedia Commons, the place where images are kept for possible use by all Wikipedia projects (there are more than 200 language versions of Wikipedia, not just the English language Wikipedia). The process for doing so can be found here: Commons:Commons:Upload Wizard. Before you start that process, it's highly recommended that you read Image use policy, so that you understand, among other things, the licensing choices you have when you upload images to Commons.

The process for doing so is described here. -- John Broughton (♫♫) 21:24, 21 September 2013 (UTC)

''The image in question is a public record document from the county historical archives, the Sarasota County History Center. I have another image that they identify as Thomas Reed Martin sitting at his drafting table. When I compare the likeness of the man in the two images, I see significant resemblance, not exact of course, given the years when taken. I am wondering whether the grandson is looking at the correct person identified in the caption? An inquiry to the archives will be made to seek assurance of the authenticity of the photograph and I will transcribe this discussion to Talk:Thomas Reed Martin. The frequent inaccuracies by the author mentioned by the grandson is recognized by this editor and statements from that source are double-checked if they are being quoted by this editor, but that has nothing to do with the photograph and its source. If confirmation of the subject is not able to be obtained, the other image mentioned could be substituted. The quality is not so good as the group of golfers, however. As you can see, although images uploaded by me were used, I did not contribute to the article, but I will enter another source among the references who is much more careful. I'll put the article on a to do list to check for inaccuracies and contribution of better quality photographs is encouraged. _ _ _ _ 83d40m (talk) 01:39, 22 September 2013 (UTC)''

Next, I will enter a good source among the references. _ _ _ _ 83d40m (talk) 01:53, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

While looking over the article and the images, I decided to make a quick expansion and reorganization of the article as well as to shift images so that they did not interfere with the text. It still needs work and could be expanded significantly. _ _ _ _ 83d40m (talk) 03:55, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

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