File:Hal Pearl at the Chicago Theatre Organ.jpg
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English: Hal Pearl at the Aragon Ballroom pipe organ. He was one of the most popular theater organists of his era and a Chicago icon in the mid-20th century. He had an over 70-year career and probably was the last surviving silent movie organist. He was trained on the Chicago Theatre organ by Jesse Crawford. |
| Date | 1960s |
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These are widely used publicity photos in the public domain. These photos appeared in newspapers, on Hal Pearl's record albums, and elsewhere. They can be easily found on numerous sites by googling "Hal Pearl" and/or "CATOE" on the internet. Examples are https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114515400/harold-emil-pearl, http://gamblemusicproductionandarchive.blogspot.com/2015/12/hal-pearl-remembered.html (note the use of one of the pictures in his Chicago Tribune obituary). and many other sites. |
| Author | These were taken by a professional photographer for use by Hal Pearl in promoting his career. User GTCC8 scanned them for use in his Wikipedia article. |
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1929 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice. For further explanation, see Commons:Hirtle chart as well as a detailed definition of "publication" for public art. Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the rule of the shorter term for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 p.m.a.), Mainland China (50 p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 p.m.a.), Mexico (100 p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.
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| current | 23:00, 26 November 2023 | | 5,613 × 4,389 (15.45 MB) | GTCC8 | Uploaded a work by These were taken by a professional photographer for use by Hal Pearl in promoting his career. User GTCC8 scanned them for use in his Wikipedia article. from These are widely used publicity photos in the public domain. These photos appeared in newspapers, on Hal Pearl's record albums, and elsewhere. They can be easily found on numerous sites by googling "Hal Pearl" and/or "CATOE" on the internet. Examples are https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114515400/harold-emil-pearl,... |
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