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DescriptionDukakis and the Tank, 1988 press photo.jpg
English: Original caption by the Associated Press: ARMED AND READY - Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis gets a ride in one of General Dynamics' new M-1 A-1 battle tanks in Sterling Heights, Mich., recently.
It can be seen in multiple sources that the wire/laser photo has no copyright notice and was distributed to news organizations in this manner.
It was published in many newspapers with no copyright notice at all, not for the photo nor the newspaper overall.
I searched the copyright records for registrations during the required time by the Associated Press, for the photographer name or the name of Dukakis and none of them appear relevant to this photo.
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Original caption by the Associated Press: ARMED AND READY - Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis gets a ride in one of General Dynamics' new M-1 A-1 battle tanks in Sterling Heights, Mich., recently.
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