File:Order of Royal Purple badge.png

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Description	This is the original badge worn by members of Order of Royal Purple, a general, Canadian women's auxiliary society formed in 1914 and associated with the Elks of Canada.
Author or copyright owner	Unknown
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/community-builders_batisseurs-communautaires/gallery/ph2014-6-6-the-order-of-royal-purple-the-pas-lodge-pin/
Date of publication	circa 1914
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Order of Royal Purple
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	To support encyclopedic discussion of this work in this article. The illustration is specifically needed to support the following point(s): Identifying pin, worn by members.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	Any derivative work based upon the logo would be a copyright violation, so creation of a free image is not possible.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	I cropped, then color corrected the image, and reduced the original image by approximately 90%
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	The use of a low resolution image of the artwork will not impact the commercial viability of the art.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Order of Royal Purple//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Order_of_Royal_Purple_badge.pngtrue

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	18:57, 14 November 2024	102 × 161 (45 KB)	Jax MN (talk \| contribs)	Reverted to version as of 18:45, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
	18:57, 14 November 2024	196 × 300 (132 KB)	Jax MN (talk \| contribs)	Reverted to version as of 17:59, 13 November 2024 (UTC)
	18:45, 14 November 2024	102 × 161 (45 KB)	Jax MN (talk \| contribs)	Color correction, reduction in size
	17:59, 13 November 2024	196 × 300 (132 KB)	Rublamb (talk \| contribs)	Uploading a non-free logo using File Upload Wizard