Talk:LeRoy Woodson

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Did you know... that LeRoy Woodson's photographs of steel-industry pollution were part of the Environmental Protection Agency's Documerica project?

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 19:42, 19 March 2021 (UTC)Reply

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Polluted stream in Alabama

... that photojournalist LeRoy Woodson documented steel industry pollution (pictured) for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1972? Source: "LeRoy Woodson, photojournalist and contributing photographer to the Environmental Protection Agency's Documerica project in the early 1970s." Photo at National Archives)
- ALT1:... that LeRoy Woodson's photographs of steel industry pollution (example pictured) were part of the Environmental Protection Agency's Documerica project? Source: "LeRoy Woodson, photojournalist and contributing photographer to the Environmental Protection Agency's Documerica project in the early 1970s." Photo at National Archives)
- ALT2:... that LeRoy Woodson captured steel industry pollution (pictured) for the Documerica project? Source: "LeRoy Woodson, photojournalist and contributing photographer to the Environmental Protection Agency's Documerica project in the early 1970s." Photo at National Archives)
- ALT3:... that LeRoy Woodson photographed the effects of pollution in Birmingham (pictured) for the Documerica project? Source: "LeRoy Woodson, photojournalist and contributing photographer to the Environmental Protection Agency's Documerica project in the early 1970s." Photo at National Archives)
- ALT4:... that LeRoy Woodson suggested that the ideal size for a hamburger is "somewhere around five ounces". Source: "'Burgers do have an optimal size,' says LeRoy Woodson, Jr. 'Somewhere around five ounces.'" San Diego Reader.

Reviewed: Auf meinen lieben Gott
Comment: There are a bunch of other photographs taken by Woodson on Commons that could also be used to depict the aforementioned pollution.

Created by Gobonobo (talk). Self-nominated at 03:55, 5 March 2021 (UTC).Reply

New and long enough, within policy, Earwig finds no copyvios, QPQ done, image use checks out, all hooks check out. Good to go! John P. Sadowski (NIOSH) (talk) 23:05, 13 March 2021 (UTC)Reply

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