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This is a Topps card and would be copyrighted by Topps.

Fair use rationale:

the purpose and character of the use is nonprofit and educational, the photograph having historical significance.
the nature of the copyrighted work is a premium given away for free with the purchase of Topps chewing gum.
as one of a series of 330 cards, the amount and substantiality of the portion used is insubstantial in relation to the copyrighted series
the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of this particular card and for Topps cards in general is enhanced by validation granted by use of the image as a Wikipedia image.

This work is copyrighted and unlicensed. It does not fall into one of the blanket acceptable non-free content categories listed at Wikipedia:Non-free content#Images or Wikipedia:Non-free content#Audio clips. However, it is believed that the use of this work in the article "Ben Davis (professional football player)" :

To illustrate the subject in question
Where no free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information
On the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation ([1]),

qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:Copyrights.

To the uploader: this tag is not a sufficient claim of fair use. You must also include the source of the work, all available copyright information, and a detailed non-free use rationale.

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current	17:27, 5 June 2006	240×348 (35 KB)	ClairSamoht (Talk \| contribs)	(This is a Topps card and would be copyrighted by Topps. Fair use rationale: 1. the purpose and character of the use is nonprofit and educational, the photograph having historical significance. 2. the nature of the copyrighted work is a premium given aw)