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Media data and Non-free use rationale
Description The rescue of Susan Robertson (nee Maybank) from the ruins of the school destroyed in the Aberfan disaster. The photograph was taken by Mel Parry, a local press photographer.
Author or
copyright owner
Mel Parry
Source (WP:NFCC#4) Original publication: 22 October 1966, on the front page of the South Wales Echo

Immediate source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/story-behind-haunting-photo-captured-9046640

Date of publication 22 October 1966
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) Aberfan disaster
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) To demonstrate the devastation wrought by the spoil avalanche; to show the chaos of the townsfolk in trying to rescue the children; to show the final rescue achieved - no more children were found alive after this
Not replaceable with
free media because
(WP:NFCC#1)
This has been described by the BBC as "what became the iconic image of the tragedy". As well as appearing on the front page of the South Wales Echo, it was used by news media around the world.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) This is used only in one article, in an appropriate position. It is a small version, and only one of two non-free images used in the article.
Respect for
commercial opportunities
(WP:NFCC#2)
This is a smaller version than the original, and smaller than the version widely available on the internet. Higher quality copies also appear in books and news media.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Aberfan disaster//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rescue_at_Aberfan.jpgtrue

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current09:23, 3 January 2018Thumbnail for version as of 09:23, 3 January 2018350 × 233 (28 KB)SchroCat (talk | contribs)Smaller version
09:21, 3 January 2018No thumbnail810 × 539 (95 KB)SchroCat (talk | contribs)Uploading a non-free file using File Upload Wizard

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