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published in the United States between 1929 and 1977, inclusive, without a
copyright notice. For further explanation, see
Commons:Hirtle chart as well as a
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Casablanca Records was her early recording studio and the company ceased operation in 1986. This is a different photo from one that was deleted by Fastily on 7/16/13, which was sourced from eBay and did not show record company name. This is an original publicity photo without a copyright notice. See also
film still, which explains that publicity photos such as this one were traditionally not copyrighted.