Is “Samuel Ringgold” in the public domain?

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

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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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“Samuel Ringgold” by John Plumbe, Jr., 13 Jul 1809 - 28 May 1857 (c. 1845) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of Smithsonian Open Access.

Samuel Ringgold

Q: Who created “Samuel Ringgold”?

John Plumbe, Jr., 13 Jul 1809 - 28 May 1857 (c. 1845).

John Plumbe, Jr., 13 Jul 1809 - 28 May 1857

Title	Samuel Ringgold
Artist	John Plumbe, Jr., 13 Jul 1809 - 28 May 1857
Date	c. 1845 19th century
Medium	Quarter-plate daguerreotype
Classification	Photograph
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Credit line	National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of William Woodville, VIII
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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