Commons:Deletion requests/File:BerlinPortrait1.jpg

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File:BerlinPortrait1.jpg

The source and possibly date of the photo appear to be incorrect and there is not enough information to determine whether the photo is in the public domain.

The indicated source is Irving Berlin's Show Business, which is available to borrow through the Internet Archive. I skimmed through the entire book but did not find the photo. The description dates it to 1941, so presumably it would appear somewhere between pages 121–190, which spans the three chapters covering periods that touch 1941: "Hollywood 1934–1941", "America 1938–1945", and "Broadway 1940–1949". However I tend to think the 1941 date is spurious, as Berlin's age and appearance in the photo looks more similar to photos of him from the mid-1950s onward.

While it seems likely enough that the photo was created pre-1964, there is no evidence that it was actually published pre-1964, or if it was published in what form, which is what is relevant for determining its copyright status. The book in question doesn't seem to even include the photo, let alone provide enough information to determine its copyright status. Brandt Luke Zorn (talk) 02:58, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

•  Comment Looks to have been a standard publicity photo of Berlin's; he signed a copy decades later [1]. Image currently in wide use in multiple projects. Commons has a number of better sourced images of Berlin if info cannot be confirmed for this one. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 03:27, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
•  Comment I have alerted the original uploader on en:w of this discussion. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 03:32, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

•  Delete since no further information has come after a month. (Alternative images of Berlin might be substituted in various articles this is used in.) -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 02:42, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
•  Keep Appears to be standard publicity photo dating to about 1940 and in distribution, even if not appearing in a book or magazine. --RAN (talk) 23:57, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

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Deleted: per nomination. --rubin16 (talk) 11:38, 16 February 2022 (UTC)