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                  <text>&lt;a href="https://omeka.lib.vt.edu/files/thumbnails/spec_forms/PubPermission.doc" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Permission to publish images from the Historical Photograph Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.&lt;/a&gt;</text>
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                  <text>Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [image], Historical Photograph Collection, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.</text>
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                <text>This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). &lt;a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/?language=en&lt;/a&gt;</text>
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                <text>[item], Historical Photograph Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.</text>
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