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This work is from the Carl Van Vechten Photographs collection at the Library of Congress. According to the library, there are no known copyright restrictions on the use of this work. As the restrictions on this collection expired in 1986, the Library of Congress believes this image is in the public domain. However, the Carl Van Vechten estate has asked that use of Van Vechten's photographs "preserve the integrity" of his work, i.e, that photographs not be colorized or cropped, and that proper credit is given to the photographer.
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{{Information |Description={{en|1=American composer W. C. Handy in 1941, photographed by Carl Van Vechten.}} |Source={{en|1=Public domain photograph. * '''Original source''': [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/van.5a52078 Portrait of William Christopher Handy] at the Library of Congress * '''Instant source''': Alternate high-res scan via [https://www.britannica.com/biography/W-C-Handy Britannica.com].}} |Date=1941-07-17 |Author={{Creator:Carl Van Vechten}} |P...
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