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Attributes

uri (Required): The standard derivative source of the image.
thumb_uri (Required): The source of the thumb derivative.
credit (Required): A string giving credit to the entity retaining rights to the photograph/scan.
is_color (Required): Indicates whether image is a color photograph/scan or black&white. Either 'true' or 'false'.
description (Optional): A word or two about the scope of the image (e.g., "overall").
caption (Optional): When include_image_caption is true, this attribute contains a preassembled caption that identifies and credits the image.
rank (Optional): In many contexts where an IMAGE element has many siblings (e.g., calls to collection.getImages), the rank attribute can be used to determine relative order.