Talk:Thomas Kearns

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Keep the archived "Utah History to Go" citation showing the two Kearns photos

I think we should keep this page’s current citation to the archived "Kearns, Thomas" article from the Utah History Encyclopedia (1994), even though "the original" file that was the source for the archived copy is now a dead link. The archived article contains a photo of the Kearns family dressed in period clothing that tells you a lot about what was going on in the society around Thomas Kearns with just a glance. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and that one is a gold mine (or, perhaps it's a silver mine). The archived version also has a photo of Kearns dressed and groomed as you would expect from a mining magnate who became a US senator at the turn of the 20th century. Having both of these photos in the citation makes this Wikipedia page stronger and more informative.

Neither of these photos is in the current "Kearns, Thomas" article in the online Utah History Encyclopedia as it exists today (the Encyclopedia is currently hosted by the Utah Education Network at uen.org). The archived article was from the utah.gov "History to Go" project, which still exists but no longer hosts the Utah History Encyclopedia. If we want these photos to continue enhancing the "Thomas Kearns" Wikipedia page, we'll have to keep using the Wayback Machine's archived article. (Thank you, Internet Archive!)

Thanks for your consideration.

Wasatch Fellow (talk) 20:52, 22 May 2024 (UTC) Wasatch Fellow[reply]