Do you know anything about this photo?
Do you recognize anyone in this photo? Any idea where it was taken or when?
posted by Patty Mosher, Archivist @ 1:41 PM
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Galesburg Public Library Archive
The archive contains a research collection of rare books, original manuscripts, census and biographical information, histories, city directories, school yearbooks, newspapers, journals, maps, county plat books, photographs, artwork and other materials reflecting the heritage and history of Galesburg and the surrounding area. The archive is available for use by the public.
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
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How can you legally post this photo if you do not know who owns the copyright?
As a member of a small, rural historical society I would like to collect historic photographs, including scanned images of school and family snapshots that would be retained by their owners (only in cases where owners would give us written permission to scan). This would help to ensure against their loss and also facilitate research in local history (including efforts to identify people in photos if owners cannot do so). However, if the creator of the photo retains ownership (according to the most strict interpretations of copyright law) and many people "own" snapshots that they did not actually create--and may not even know who created them, what legal predicament could we get ourselves into? It seems to me that if we obtain permission to scan and also agree to use only for noncommercial and educational purposes, we could build a database of local photos--without requiring that people transfer to us the actual photo (as many would want to retain the originals). In other words, we would agree to restrictions. We do not even have a web site and if we did, we would not post without attribution.
What issues have you encountered and what advice have you been given that allows you to create a digital archive?
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