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The American Variety Stage Collection

General Notice and Restriction Statement - The Library of Congress is providing access to these materials for educational and research purposes and makes no warranty with regard to their use for other purposes. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. The written permission of the copyright owners and/or other rights holders (such as publicity and/or privacy rights) is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions.

While the Library is not aware of any U.S. copyright protection (see Title 17, U.S.C.) or any other restrictions in the materials in the Variety Stage Collection, there may be content protected as "works for hire" (copyright may be held by the party that commissioned the original work) and/or under the copyright or neighboring-rights laws of other nations.

The Library is anxious to hear from individuals or institutions that have information about these materials or know of their history.

The Variety Stage Collection consists of materials culled from several divisions of the Library of Congress. Researchers may properly credit the appropriate source by referring to the division noted in the bibliographic record for each item. In all cases, responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, [appropriate source division as described in the bibliographic record] for example: Library of Congress, Rare Books and Special Collections Division
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