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The photograph was published in numerous newspapers in the U.S. with no copyright notice, neither on the newspaper as a whole (including the front page, masthead, and editorial page), nor on the photograph specifically. For example:

• Asbury Park Evening Press (New Jersey)
• The Lima News (Ohio)
• The Wichita Beacon
• The Burlington Free Press (Vermont)
• Eureka Humboldt Standard (California)
• The Cedar Rapids Gazette (Iowa)
• Daily World (Opelousas, Louisiana)
• Valley Evening Monitor (McAllen, Texas)
• Casper Star-Tribune (Wyoming)
• Telegram-Tribune (San Luis Obispo, California)
• The Bremerton Sun (Washington)

No instances were found with a copyright notice for the photo itself, indicating that it was distributed to newspapers without a copyright notice.