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James Melton in a promotional studio photograph from the 1940s. Photo by "Bruno Bernard of Hollywood." Image source is scan of photo provided by Melton's daughter.

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1. It is an image of a historically significant figure associated with the Harvest of Stars as the program's star and host
2. It is of much lower resolution than the original (copies made from it will be of very inferior quality);
3. The image is only being used for informational purposes;
4. Its inclusion of the image adds significantly to the article;
5. The subject in the image is dead, and it is thus believed that there are no free equivalents.