File:JamesSmithUKMurdererExecuted1962.jpg
JamesSmithUKMurdererExecuted1962.jpg (275 × 362 pixels, file size: 12 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Summary
| Description | Official "mugshot" of 26 year old James Smith, taken by Greater Manchester Police in 1962 following his arrest for the robbery and murder of Mrs Sarah Cross, aged 58 yrs. He was subsequently hanged at HMP Strangeways (Manchester, UK) by executioner Harry Allen on November 28, 1962 |
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| Author or copyright owner |
Unknown Police "mugshot" photographer |
| Source (WP:NFCC#4) | Original publication: http://www.gmp.police.uk/mainsite/0/200D1284C3D840538025727C005596FE/$file/BriefFebruary.pdf Immediate source: http://www.gmp.police.uk/mainsite/0/200D1284C3D840538025727C005596FE/$file/BriefFebruary.pdf |
| Date of publication | 2007 |
| Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) | James Smith (murderer) |
| Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) | for visual identification of the person in question, at the top of his/her biographical article |
| Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1) |
James Smith was executed in 1962. It's the only photo of him which exists. |
| Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) | It's impossible to find another photo of James Smith because he was executed in 1962. |
| Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2) |
The photo is an official Police "mugshot" taken when the subject was arrested. The photo was taken over 50 years ago in 1962 by a UK government employee (whose wages were paid by British taxpayers) in the course of his official duties. Additionally, the photo was published in a free Police newsletter (distributed via printed copies and online versions) as a PR exercise. The newsletter does *NOT* contain any indication of copyright because the contents are intended to be as widely distributed and read by as many people as possible. |
| Other information | The subject of the photograph has been deceased since: James Smith (British murderer, executed in 1962) The photo is an official Police "mugshot" taken when the subject was arrested. The photo was taken over 50 years ago in 1962 by a UK government employee (whose wages were paid by British taxpayers) in the course of his official duties. Additionally, the photo was published in a free Police newsletter (distributed via printed copies and online versions) as a PR exercise. The newsletter does *NOT* contain any indication of copyright because the contents are intended to be as widely distributed and read by as many people as possible. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of James Smith (murderer)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JamesSmithUKMurdererExecuted1962.jpgtrue | |
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| current | 00:28, 29 July 2019 | | 275 × 362 (12 KB) | DatBot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) |
| 00:17, 20 April 2012 | No thumbnail | 283 × 373 (14 KB) | DASHBot (talk | contribs) | Bot: Rescaling Fair Use Image (shutoff) |
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