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Description	This is the badge of Gamma Sigma Fraternity International, a high school fraternity formed in 1869 at Brockport Normal School, now known as The College at Brockport, State University of New York.
Author or copyright owner	Unknown
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	https://archive.org/details/gammasigmafirsto00jose/page/184/mode/2up
Date of publication	circa 1877
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Gamma Sigma Fraternity International
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 artwork would be a copyright violation, so creation of a free image is not possible.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	I cropped the page substantially. Then color corrected, and reduced the final image by an additional 50%.
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.
Other information	The original pin graphics may be found on the cited 100 year history document, on p.185.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Gamma Sigma Fraternity International//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_badge_of_Gamma_Sigma_Fraternity.pngtrue

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Date and time of digitizing	12:31, 17 December 2021