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Is “Charles Emerson” in the public domain?

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Yes. “Charles Emerson” is public domain and released under CC0, so it is free to download and reuse for any purpose, including commercially, with no permission needed.

Question 2

Who created “Charles Emerson”?

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J. F. Coonley, 1832 - 1915 (c. 1870).

Question 3

Where is “Charles Emerson” from?

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It is catalogued from the open collection of Smithsonian Open Access and is free to reuse under CC0.

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Can I use “Charles Emerson” commercially for free?

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Yes. As a CC0 public-domain work it can be used commercially, modified and redistributed with no fee and no attribution required.

Title	Charles Emerson
Artist	J. F. Coonley, 1832 - 1915
Date	c. 1870 19th century
Medium	Albumen silver print
Classification	Photograph
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Credit line	National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Larry J. West
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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