Pratt History

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Historic images

Thanks for uploading historic images. Note: Do not claim to be the author of images which you did not create! Just be accurate and honest. I fixed one for you: File:1860 Pratt Gin Manufactory by Capewell & Kimmel of New York.jpg, take a look at how I changed the information to be accurate. (I also added categories.) Note that such old illustrations are out of copyright in the US. Take a look at the links in the welcome message above, and if you have questions about using Commons you can't find answers to, ask! Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 17:04, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

The old images of engraving I have placed have many hours of repair work but not to change the image. I am new to Wiki....So I will make mistakes in the process. The previous page was filled with totally wrong factual history pertaining to these buildings. Thank You for your comment! I want nothing but a truth to be presented! Daniel Pratt had a Cotton gin sales warehouse & Art studio of George Cook on St Charles Street N.O. Pratt History (talk) 15:20, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

I did try to download several of the old engravings to the Public Domain upload.....But it would not give me permission. To tell the story I felt I needed to use the images that I have worked on to repair. How do I change some to Public Domain now! All the others are mine to use and some or Gov or public anyway. Pratt History (talk) 16:04, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply. Thanks for improving the Wikipedia article - note that's over on English Wikipedia, a different part of the Wikimedia - here at Commons we're free licensed media. I'm unsure of "not give me permission". How were you trying to upload? Eg on Special:UploadWizard, first it asks if the media is by you or someone else, and if you click someone else, asks for source and author info, and why it's free licensed - one of the options is 'Copyright definitely expired in United States - published in the United States before 1928' that can be clicked. Details vary, but however you upload that should be an option. To tag US works as copyright expired due to age, you can {{PD-US-expired}}. (Links in the welcome message detail other options for other circumstances.) US Federal Government works are {{PD-US-Gov}}. There seem to be different opinions as to how much alteration/restoration of a public domain work would need to qualify for a new copyright, I won't try to get into that here, but as long as you're willing to free license (Creative Commons Attribution or similar etc) your own work, fine. If you want you can say on the image page something like "1860 engraving from so-and-so, restoration by Pratt History" or however you think is the best explanation. Thanks again for your work, and again, feel free to ask if you have questions. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 17:07, 18 January 2023 (UTC)