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File:George W Byng 1920 Pirates.jpg

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English: This photograph was taken in 1920 at one of the recording sessions for w:The Pirates of Penzance at HMV "supervised by the w:D'Oyly Carte Opera Company". The conductor, w:George W. Byng, is standing. The singers, from left to right, were: Seated: Bessie Jones, Violet Essex, Sarah Jones, Harold Wilde, w:Robert Radford; Standing: w:Derek Oldham, Walter Glynne, w:Ernest Pike, Edna Thornton, Peter Dawson, Edward Halland, George Baker and Nellie Walker. All of such persons are deceased.
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Source http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pir1920.htm
Author Unknown. The website owner of the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, which is the immediate source of the image, is Marc Shepherd, who reports that the photographer has not been identified despite ongoing attempts to identify him or her. All persons depicted in the photo are long deceased. See Who Was Who in the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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Note: This tag should not be used for sound recordings.PD-1923Public domain in the United States//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_W_Byng_1920_Pirates.jpg
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This UK artistic or literary work, of which the author is unknown and cannot be ascertained by reasonable enquiry, is in the public domain because it is one of the following:
  • A photograph, which has never previously been made available to the public (e.g. by publication or display at an exhibition) and which was taken more than 70 years ago (before 1 January 1954); or
  • A photograph, which was made available to the public (e.g. by publication or display at an exhibition) more than 70 years ago (before 1 January 1954); or
  • An artistic work other than a photograph (e.g. a painting), or a literary work, which was made available to the public (e.g. by publication or display at an exhibition) more than 70 years ago (before 1 January 1954).

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