Nathan Hale

“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” Nathan Hale, 1776: Biography and Memorials, By Henry Phelps Johnston, Published by The De Vinne Press, 1901, Original from Harvard University, Digitized Jul 27, 2006, 208 pages. This 13-foot standing bronze figure, sculpted by Frederick MacMonnies (1863-1937), faces New York's City Hall in City Hall Park and honors the last moments of the 21-year-old American Revolution era spy, Nathan Hale (1755-1776). This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to the United States, where Works published prior to 1978 were copyright protected for a maximum of 75 years. See Circular 1 "COPYRIGHT BASICS" from the U.S. Copyright Office. Works published before 1923 are now in the public domain. The original work shown in this image is also free content because: This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to the United States, where Works published prior to 1978 were copyright protected for a maximum of 75 years. See Circular 1 "COPYRIGHT BASICS" from the U.S. Copyright Office. Works published before 1923 are now in the public domain and also in countries that figure copyright from the date of death of the artist (post mortem auctoris, in this case 1937) and that most commonly run for a period of 50 to 70 years from that date.

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