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| Description | Historic photograph of the King's Arms public house at 18 Medway Street, Chatham, Kent, likely taken in the 1950s. Visible are a group of men posing with a bus, likely for a local outing or social event. The building displays signage for Truman’s Brewery. |
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| Source (WP:NFCC#4) | Original publication: The image was first published on the historical website Dover-Kent.com in an article about the King’s Arms pub in Chatham. Immediate source: Dover-Kent.com |
| Date of publication | Unknown exact date, but image depicts mid-20th century (likely 1950s or 1960s); published online before 2014. |
| Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) | King's Arms, Chatham |
| Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) | This photograph will illustrate the King's Arms public house in Chatham, Kent, as it appeared historically during its operation in the mid-20th century. The article will document the pub’s cultural and local significance, and this image visually anchors the narrative, showing not just the building, but also the community that frequented it. The image highlights architectural features, historical signage (Truman's brewery), and transportation context (the coach), all of which are important to the story of the pub’s place in Chatham history. |
| Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1) |
The King's Arms building in this form no longer exists or has been significantly altered. No free or modern photograph can represent the pub's historical condition, setting, or social relevance in the era depicted. Since this image captures a specific moment in time, showing both the pub and the patrons as they were, it is not replaceable by a new or generic illustration. |
| Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) | The image will appear in a single article ("King’s Arms, Chatham") to illustrate a single topic. It is low resolution, and no other non-free content is being used in the article. The file will not be reused in multiple articles or displayed in excessive size. This minimal use ensures compliance with Wikipedia's non-free content policy. |
| Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2) |
This is a low-resolution, historic photograph of limited commercial value, used strictly for educational and illustrative purposes in a non-profit encyclopedia. The original publication was on a freely accessible historical website, and our use does not compete with or diminish any plausible commercial opportunity for the owner. The image is not being sold or repurposed for profit. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of King's Arms, Chatham//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:King%27s_Arms_Pub_Chatham_with_Bus_and_Locals.jpgtrue | |
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This historic image depicts a historic building located at an unspecified location, and is intended for use in the Wikipedia article Article title.
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- The image is used in the context of a historical article where it illustrates the subject's appearance and cultural/historical role during the specified era. (NFCC #8)
- No freely licensed image exists of the same subject and period. (NFCC #1)
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- The file is used minimally and only in the article Article title. (NFCC #3)
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| current | 00:03, 10 June 2025 | | 371 × 269 (109 KB) | DatBot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) |
| 21:12, 8 June 2025 | No thumbnail | 1,024 × 742 (266 KB) | OathOn (talk | contribs) | Colorised | |
| 00:02, 30 May 2025 | No thumbnail | 371 × 269 (95 KB) | DatBot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) | |
| 22:48, 28 May 2025 | No thumbnail | 750 × 544 (117 KB) | OathOn (talk | contribs) | Uploading a non-free file using File Upload Wizard |
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