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When this photograph was originally published in the Decatur Herald in 1965, it included no copyright notice on either the photograph or as part of its caption. The United States Copyright Office defines as copyright notice as follows:

United States Copyright Office pages 1–2: In general, for works first published before March 1, 1989, the copyright owner was required to place an effective notice on all publicly distributed "visually perceptible" copies. A visually perceptible copy is one that can be seen or read, either directly or with the aid of a machine.

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