This portrait was published in a Robert Reiner Importing Company (embroidery equipment) catalog about 1914. The catalog was distributed to potential customers, i.e. to the public. These catalogs are now very rare and may not be generally accessible. The individual is deceased since 1960. The image is used in a biographical article on the English Wikipedia for identification purposes and to educate the public. Copyright cannot be determined if it existed at all. The image was digitally scanned and has a minimal amount of editing.
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