Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Montana state capitol

Montana state capitol

 * Reason:High resolution chromolithograph print. Unique historical depiction of the building; very good EV.  Restored version of File:Montana state capitol.jpg.
 * Articles this image appears in:Montana; Helena, Montana; Montana State Capitol; Montana State Legislature; List of Montana-related topics
 * Creator:Geo. R. Mann


 * Support as nominator &mdash; Jake   Wartenberg  06:29, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Support God, that must have taken you a while. This excellent work, and I love all the detail - if you zoom in, all the people and things you can just see even at 2000px wide turn out to have a surprising amount of detail. I presume there isn't an article on the Montana state capitol building itself for this to go in? Also, have you considered sending a link to your work to some Montana legistators and such? Shoemaker&#39;s Holiday (talk) 07:36, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
 * There is an article. No idea how I missed that—replaced the lead image.  Thanks, &mdash;  Jake   Wartenberg  18:57, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Support -- Excellent picture.-- ₮RU  CӨ   19:34, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Support Remarkably detailed, and the sky helps to give it the necessary 'wow factor'. Reguiieee (talk) 20:45, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Support. Papa Lima Whiskey  (talk) 02:55, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Support. per Shoemaker's Holiday - Fastily (talk) 07:03, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Support, really love the sky. J Milburn (talk) 21:32, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Support ~  ωαdεstεr 16  «talkstalk» 22:33, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Question Is there anything about this depiction of the building that gives it special EV that a current photograph wouldn't have? Makeemlighter (talk) 04:52, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Its artistic merit is quite high, and that quality of it would be very difficult to get in a modern photograph. Its high quality and resolution also mean that it has at least equal encyclopedic value than a hypothetical modern photograph, but the artistic value and age gives it more inherent interest.  Shoemaker&#39;s Holiday (talk) 14:03, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * The left corner reads 'Copyrighted by Geo. R. Mann, architect'. Durova Charge! 16:06, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * ...Wait. The building wasn't done being constructed until 1902, so that means that this is the original - what d'ye call it - mock up? - for the State Capitol by the architect. Shoemaker&#39;s Holiday (talk) 03:08, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

MER-C 01:05, 7 March 2009 (UTC)