File:Earle Dickson.png

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Description	Earle Dickson, inventor of the Band-Aid adhesive bandage.
Author or copyright owner	unknown
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Original publication: unknown Immediate source: https://www.kilmerhouse.com/2017/05/congratulations-earle-dickson-inventor-of-the-band-aidr-brand-adhesive-bandage
Date of publication	unknown
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Earle Dickson
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	for visual identification of the person in question, at the top of his/her biographical article
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	Earle Dickson died in 1961 and is not available for new photos to be taken.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	this image will only be used in the article about Earle Dickson, to illustrate Earle Dickson.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	This is a tightly cropped, very-reduced-resolution version of the original image. Any commercial use would do better with the original.
Other information	The subject of the photograph has been deceased since: September 21, 1961
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Earle Dickson//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Earle_Dickson.pngtrue

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where the individual(s) concerned are deceased, or where access would for practical purposes be impossible,
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