File:Disco Demolition Night.jpeg

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Description	A photograph taken during Disco Demolition Night in 1979.
Author or copyright owner	Eddie Wagner
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Original publication: 1979, Chicago Tribune Immediate source: https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/july-2016/the-night-disco-died/
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Disco Demolition Night
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	The file will be used at the top of the article to demonstrate the event.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	The event has already happened and is not ongoing. If a free image of the event is found, then this file will be removed from Wikipedia.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	The file will be used once at the top of the article.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	The resolution has been lowered and the image is already widely available online.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Disco Demolition Night//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Disco_Demolition_Night.jpegtrue

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	00:02, 22 January 2023		447 × 223 (102 KB)	DatBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	05:13, 21 January 2023	No thumbnail	1,500 × 750 (420 KB)	The Midnite Wolf (talk \| contribs)	Uploading a non-free file using File Upload Wizard

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Disco Demolition Night