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Hello Zinnmann! I came across this photo recently after learning from a few Pennsylvania railroad society members that this image looked to be a different bridge entirely, though pretty close to the actual Columbia Railway Bridge. This photo instead appears to be the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, Schuylkill River Viaduct, which is about two miles or so away up the river. I've moved the photo to the viaduct article accordingly on en.wiki. Because I don't have access to the source for the photo, would you be willing to update the information for your photo and move the image to a different title when you have a chance? I'm also a little curious about whether this might have been a case where the historical record misidentified the bridge name. Thanks, and let me know if you have any questions or concerns. I JethroBT (talk) 17:49, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply
Hello I JethroBT, thank you for your sharp eye :-) You're right, it seems to be the Schuylkill River Viaduct. Unfortunately I don't own the scanned book any more, but I'm pretty sure I copied the image description from there. I am happy to change the description, but I would like to point out that the photo is described differently (and obviously incorrectly) in the source provided. --Zinnmann (talk) 19:08, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 9 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Hallo Zinnmann,
Sieger 2024 – Verladeturm Oderhafen
bald ist es soweit: Vom 1. bis zum 30. September 2025 findet zum 15. Mal der internationale Wettbewerb Wiki Loves Monuments (WLM) statt. Dabei können Bau-, Boden- und Kulturdenkmale fotografiert und die Fotos hochgeladen werden. Du hast an einem der vergangenen Fotowettbewerbe teilgenommen. Deshalb laden wir dich gern wieder ein, dieses Jahr mitzumachen. Wir freuen uns auf deine Fotos!
Vergangenes Jahr hat GPSLeo mit dem Verladeturm Oderhafen Groß Neuendorf während eines Hochwassers gewonnen. Welcher Fotograf oder welche Fotografin tritt dieses Jahr die Nachfolge an?
Nach WLM 2024 sind wieder zahlreiche neue Denkmallisten entstanden – zum Beispiel in Greiz in Thüringen oder in Königslutter am Elm in Niedersachsen. Nachdem es in Thüringen über lange Zeit nicht überall Kulturdenkmallisten gab, ist dieses Bundesland jetzt fast vollständig abgedeckt und die Listen freuen sich über Fotos. Hier findest du einen Einstieg in die Thüringer Listen.
Für die Suche nach Motiven gibt es bei Wikipedia zahlreiche Listen und Karten. Als Einstieg hilft diese Übersichtsseite. Weitere Informationen erhältst du auf der Mitmach-Seite.
Für das einfache Auffinden haben wir eine Upload-Karte erstellt, in der viele aber leider noch nicht alle Kulturdenkmale angezeigt werden können. Das Laden der Objekte dauert dort etwas.
Außerdem laden wir Dich ein, ab Anfang September 2025 an der Vorjury teilzunehmen. Diese bewertet die hochgeladenen Bilder und ermittelt so gemeinsam mit der Jury, die Anfang November tagen wird, die Sieger von Wiki Loves Monuments 2025 in Deutschland. Das Vorjurytool ist hier bald freigeschaltet. Du benötigst dafür nur deinen Benutzernamen und das Passwort.
Für Fragen steht das Organisationsteam gerne auf der Support-Seite zur Verfügung. Falls du im nächsten Jahr keine Einladung für Wiki Loves Monuments Deutschland haben möchtest, trag dich bitte hier ein. Wir würden das natürlich schade finden, da wir uns auf deine Fotos freuen.
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Latest comment: 3 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion
The Original Barnstar
Hallo Frau/Herr Zinnmann,
ich würde gerne mit Ihnen in Kontakt treten.
Mein Name ist Dieter Kassner. Im Rahmen einer Bildrecherche für meinen Arbeitgeber bin ich auf Ihr Bild https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:20200910_Schloss_Sigmaringen_NW-Seite_3.jpg gestoßen. Den genauen Verwendungszweck würde ich gerne persönlich ausführlich erklären.Die Autoren/Fotografen können leider nicht genannt werden.
Wäre es grundsätzlich möglich dazu die Verwendungsrechte zu erwerben? Wir würden uns über eine Rückmeldung von Ihnen sehr freuen.
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2024 Picture of the Year:Mundari man polishing the horns of one of his Watusi cows using a mixture of cow urine and ash as a ritualistic and protective practice in a temporary cattle camp in Terekeka, South Sudan.
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Wikimedia Commons is pleased to finally announce the winners of this year's Picture of the Year 2025 contest! We had some truly incredible finalists to choose from, but the community has spoken.
Here are your top three winning images:
First place: The aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on October 9, 2023, leaving widespread destruction in the Rimal area. Attribution: WAFA (Q2915969) / CC-BY-SA 3.0
Second place: Baby cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) sleeping at Cape cross, Namibia. Attribution: Giles Laurent / CC-BY-SA 4.0
Third place: A gigantic jet photographed from the International Space Station by astronaut Nichole Ayers. Attribution: public domain
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Thank you to everyone who voted, helped organize, and generally made the contest such a huge success this year!
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