File:Bob at Easel.jpg

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Summary

Non-free media information and use rationale true for Bob Ross
Description	Bob Ross at his easel
Source	Bob Ross Incorporated^{[full citation needed]}
Article	Bob Ross
Portion used	Whole
Low resolution?	Yes
Purpose of use	To identify Bob Ross, who is the primary topic of the article
Replaceable?	No as he is no longer living and was a very private person, resulting in few, if any, free images
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Bob Ross//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bob_at_Easel.jpgtrue

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(c) Bob Ross Inc. Reprinted with permission.

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Fair use

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File history

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	06:19, 6 January 2018		278 × 358 (21 KB)	Theo's Little Bot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	12:18, 1 April 2016	No thumbnail	300 × 387 (107 KB)	Northamerica1000 (talk \| contribs)	Reduce image
	20:25, 21 March 2005	No thumbnail	420 × 543 (120 KB)	Crtrue (talk \| contribs)	(c) Bob Ross Inc. Reprinted with permission

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