Copyright in Canada: Status is Public Domain - According to the George Nakash fonds: For photographs taken before January 1, 1949, copyright is expired. For photographs taken after that date, copyright belongs to the Estate of George Nakash. The date taken range is 1948-1957. As the file info states the photo is in the Public Domain, it was taken in 1948. Copyright in USA: The photo is Public Domain due to lack of notice on publication. The Abe Books source shows an instance of publication without notice, in 1951.
This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Image enhanced, cleaned dust particles & smudges. Modifications made by PascalHD.
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This Canadian work is in the public domain in Canada because its copyright has expired due to one of the following:
1. it was subject to Crown copyright and was first published more than 50 years ago, or
it was not subject to Crown copyright, and
2. it is a photograph that was created prior to January 1, 1949, or
3. the creator died prior to January 1, 1972.
You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States.
Note that this work might not be in the public domain in countries that do not apply the rule of the shorter term and have copyright terms longer than life of the author plus 50 years. In particular, Mexico is 100 years, Jamaica is 95 years, Colombia is 80 years, Guatemala and Samoa are 75 years, Switzerland and the United States are 70 years, and Venezuela is 60 years.
Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the rule of the shorter term for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 p.m.a.), Mainland China (50 p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 p.m.a.), Mexico (100 p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.