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The one named HD.theater.splice comes from the uncompressed .avi highdef master from the National Archives. The one named 79-hfc-287-r1-3c is the National Archives reference print. The one with the file named \"Island of Hope\" is from the DVD. 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This film is in in the public domain as a Work of the U.S. Government. 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A work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person's official duties has no US copyright (17 U.S.C. 105; before 1978, section 8 of the 1909 Act).","flags":[],"loaded_at":"2026-09-05 16:16:02.254130+00:00","downloads":103682}