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The photo was used to promote the show “Sweet and Low” (depicted in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, January 20, 1931 on page 21). This version is a studio proof.
Editing: copy was cropped to remove borders and “White Studio Rough Proof” text on bottom, crease marks were edited out and contrast and sharpness were adjusted.
The photo is from 1930 so the 1909 Copyright law applies.
Ruth Sato is deceased
There are no copyright markings on the front or back of the photo, as can be seen at the full view link.
No copyright is registered for this photo under “White Studios” or under “Ruth Sato” as original artwork in the 1930 Catalog of Copyright Entries-Works of Art as the 1909 Copyright Act requires.
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{{Information |Description= Press photo of Broadway chorus dancer Ruth Sato, White Studio file number 3-13662-4 (used to promote her show “Sweet and Low”). |Source= Purchased photographed copy from the Interlibrary & Document Services department o...
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