English: Life magazine ad for Maxwell House coffee photo of Meredith Willson from the Maxwell House Show Boat radio program.
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There are no copyright marks on the full pages of the ad, as can be seen at the link above. The pages are clearly marked as advertisements, so they are not a part of any Life Magazine copyrights.
"A notice for the collective work will not serve as the notice for advertisements inserted on behalf of persons other than the copyright owner of the collective work. These advertisements should each bear a separate notice in the name of the copyright owner of the advertisement."
Image can be dated from the magazine's date, June 12, 1937.
Date
9 August 2011 (original upload date)
Source
Maxwell House/General Foods ad from Life Magazine, June 12 1937. ad-page 56 & 57
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(Original text) : {{commons ok}} {{Information |Description=''Life'' magazine ad for Maxwell House coffee photo of Meredith Wilson from the Maxwell House Show Boat radio program. |Source=Maxwell House/General Foods ad from ''Life Magazine'', June 12 1937