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Is “Jefferson Davis” in the public domain?

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Yes. “Jefferson Davis” 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 “Jefferson Davis”?

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Columbus W. Motes, 15 Apr 1837 - 8 Apr 1919 (c. 1886).

Question 3

Where is “Jefferson Davis” from?

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

Question 4

Can I use “Jefferson Davis” 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	Jefferson Davis
Artist	Columbus W. Motes, 15 Apr 1837 - 8 Apr 1919
Date	c. 1886 19th century
Medium	Albumen silver print
Classification	Photograph
Origin	United States\Georgia\Fulton\Atlanta
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Credit line	National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Douglas S. Jordan
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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