The photo is published in multiple newspapers before March 1, 1989 without a copyright notice for the photo itself nor for the newspaper as a whole, and without registration within 5 years:

• Honolulu Star-Bulletin (August 21, 1983 (copy 1), August 21, 1983 (copy 2), June 24, 1984 (copy 1), June 24, 1984 (copy 2))

There are copyright registrations relating to Honolulu Star-Bulletin, but there are none for the years 1983 and 1984.

• The Honolulu Advertiser (April 7, 1987, September 26, 1984)

There are copyright registrations relating to The Honolulu Advertiser. There is only one registration in 1984, but it is only for a column published on August 23. There are no copyright registrations in 1987.

• The Columbus Ledger (November 3, 1983)

There are copyright registrations relating to the "Columbus Ledger-Enquirer", but none for "The Columbus Ledger" specifically. Even then, there are no copyright registrations for 1983.

• The Daily Herald, Provo, Utah (August 11, 1983)

There are copyright registrations relating to "Daily Herald" in 1983, but none are for the Provo, Utah newspapers specifically. Even then, one registration is for a March 12 issue of "The Daily herald, Arlington Heights, Ill." and two registrations are for the June 14 and November 1 issues of "Daily herald-news, Punta Gorda, Fla."

• Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Kentucky (November 3, 1983)

There are copyright registrations for the Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Kentucky in 1983, but none are for the November 3 issue specifically.

• Evansville Press (August 5, 1983)

There are copyright registrations relating to Evansville Press, but all of them are for works in the 2000s.

• The San Francisco Examiner (September 18, 1984)

There are copyright registrations relating to The San Francisco Examiner, but there are none for 1984.

• The Journal Times, Racine, Wisconsin (November 3, 1983)

There is only one copyright registration for The Journal Times, Racine Wisconsin, but it was for the May 20, 1980 issue. Even then, the registration was only for an advertisement.

• The Herald, Jasper, Indiana (June 29, 1984)

There are no copyright registrations relating to The Herald, Jasper, Indiana in 1984.

The source for the photo (see [2]) contains parts that were not published in any of the non-copyrighted newspapers. Out of an abundance of caution to avoid copyright infringement, the photo is cropped to remove all parts that were not published in public domain newspapers.

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