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127:- IMO the image does not have a lot of EV in either article. A sketchy, perhaps smudged drawing of a building does not effectively illustrate how the building used to look. As for the Joseph Pennell article, I believe the other image on the page (of the Bond ad) is much more valuable since it is mentioned in the article and reflects on of the things Pennell is known for. Also, Pennell (according to the article) spent a lot of his time and did a lot of his work in San Francisco, not New York, which is where the hotel is located. Yes, some of these flaws can be attributed to the stubby article, but I don't think it has "strong EV in two articles" at all. 34: 156:
since it shows the original hotel. Sure, it doesn't have the kind of detail you'd find in a photograph, but the picture definitely gives a sense of the magnificence of the original building. It has EV in
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at the original location, Fifth Avenue and Thirty-Fourth Street, New York City. Charcoal and pastel on brown paper by
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Can you find any other image of the original Waldorf-Astoria? Much less one at this resolution?
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Another excellent image. Strong EV in two articles.
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Knowledge (XXG):Featured picture candidates
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, original site

The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Joseph Pennell
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
New York City
File:Waldorf-Astoria 1904-1908.jpg
The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Joseph Pennell
Joseph Pennell
Durova
20:48, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
Makeemlighter
talk
22:32, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
Intothewoods29
talk
00:07, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
Durova
01:31, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Joseph Pennell
Makeemlighter
talk
06:28, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
Xavexgoem
talk
01:38, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
Epson291

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