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English: Election poster promoting Hunter S. Thompson's 1970 run for sheriff of Pitkin County, Colorado. The symbol of a two-thumbed fist with a peyote button represented the so-called "Freak Power" movement, Thompson's self-proclaimed base of support, and was later dubbed the "Gonzo Fist" after "gonzo journalism". Thompson wrote about his campaign in the article "The Battle of Aspen", published in Rolling Stone magazine no. 67 (October 1, 1970). This variation, titled "Aspen Wall Poster No. 5", included a unique "rant" written by Thompson on the reverse side.
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English: Scan via tomwbenton.com.
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English: Illustrated and printed by Thomas W. Benton (1930–2007) and Meat Possum Press. Distributed in and around Aspen, Colorado by Benton, Thompson, and other "Freaks".
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English: The poster was publicly distributed (i.e., published) prior to 1978 without a copyright notice and, as such, forfeited copyright protection. Note that the reverse side of the poster was also printed with content, but that side did not include a copyright notice either; see link to source, which includes a high-resolution photo of the reverse side.

NOTE: Not every poster in the "Aspen Wall Poster" is in the public domain. Some of the other posters in the series did carry valid copyright notices and thus remain under copyright. For example, high-res scans from Thompson's FBI file (source, via MuckRock) show that Aspen Wall Poster No. 4 included the notice "© June, 1970 Meat Possum Press Ltd.", and Aspen Wall Poster No. 7 had "© January, 1971 Meat Possum Press Ltd."
This image is in the public domain because it is a mere mechanical scan or photocopy of a public domain original, or – from the available evidence – is so similar to such a scan or photocopy that no copyright protection can be expected to arise. The original itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1929 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice. For further explanation, see Commons:Hirtle chart as well as a detailed definition of "publication" for public art. Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the rule of the shorter term for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 p.m.a.), Mainland China (50 p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 p.m.a.), Mexico (100 p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.

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File:Thompson for Sheriff, 1970 (Aspen Wall Poster No. 5 verso).jpg
Reverse side of Aspen Wall Poster No. 5
File:Thompson for 1970 Aspen, Colorado Sheriff poster.jpg
Alternate campaign poster with similar design
File:Gonzo.svg
SVG of the "Gonzo fist" symbol seen on the poster

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