Photo of Eddie Anderson with his race horse, Burnt Cork, before his historic Kentucky Derby run, 1943. Burnt Cork, who was the first African-American owned horse to compete in the Kentucky Derby. Kentucky Derby Stories Jim Bolus, Pelican Press, 1998.
A search of copyright renewals under artwork for the years 1970 and 1971 show no renewals for Associated Press.
A search of copyright renewals under periodicals for the same time frame show that the Spokane Daily Chronicle did not renew their issues for this time period.
Another copy of the photo was published in The Decatur Heraldpage 13, April 29, 1943. The same check for renewal was done in the same time frame as above for The Decatur Herald. This newspaper also shows no renewals.
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