User:Tom

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en This user is a native English speaker. es-1 Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel básico de español. This user is an administrator on the Wikimedia Commons. (verify) This user is an administrator on the English Wikipedia. (verify) Contributions I have been contributing to the Wikimedia Commons since March 2005 and have uploaded nearly 2,000 images. I feel that articles are incomplete without adequate visual aids, thus I have worked continuously to create a large visual database for the Wikimedia projects. I primarily use public domain sources such as U.S. Government websites or the Library of Congress. Selected images While many of my images that I have uploaded are simply official portraits or photographs, below are some that I feel are particularly interesting: 1912 Democratic National Convention Aftermath of San Francisco earthquake of 1906 Riparian buffer Tomb of the Unknowns Survivor of Konzentrationslager Mauthausen-Gusen A young Marine private in Da Nang Allied military personnel celebrating Japanese surrender Tadpole Galaxy Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom visiting NASA Brightest supernova ever recorded, SN 2006gy Ground Zero on September 11, 2001, mid-day. Damage and fires at Ground Zero on September 11. Honor guard folding John F. Kennedy's flag Good photo of Kennedy Not too interesting, but it was the 1,000th image I uploaded to the Commons Air Force firefighters Highway of Death   A Toulonian weeps as French troops leave metropolitan France American World War II generals Dawn, seen from space Abandoned mental hospital building A depression-era bar with some character Robert Kennedy speaking before a crowd Dead Zarqawi USS Oriskany is sunk to become a reef. Official portrait of the crew for the final fateful flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia Surgeons at FitzSimons Army Hospital Abandoned street in Mogadishu, Somalia, that divides the warring clans' territories Scars of the Soviet-Afghan War that remain even to this day Scars of the Soviet-Afghan War that remain even to this day Fireball Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney meets with Saudi Prince Sultan to discuss the Gulf War A man not fond of Iranians Governor of Alabama standing defiant... Gas panic, 1979 Richard Nixon throwing out the opening pitch, 1969 Average precipitation in the USA... pretty A street in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico Guanajuato, Mexico Damage to Pearl Harbor visible even to this day Lightning! Why asbestos is not your friend Tiny turtle 2005 Pacific hurricane season; 3 active storms with a 4th forming... simply cool Fateful decision, declaration of war, 1941 Fleeing Hurricane Rita It wasn't just people who were affected by Hurricane Katrina Total devastation as a result of Katrina Seeking refuge at the Superdome On top of the world On top of the world, first time for an American, 1965 Eye of Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Andrew, 1992 Cyclone Catarina, a rare South Atlantic tropical cyclone.