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Library of Congress Copyright Certificate for "Designed by Donald Hall" Print (1931)

Library of Congress Copyright Office registration cards Class K No 14312 attached to Donald Hall's Spirit of St. Louis print.
Library of Congress Copyright Certificate for "Designed by Donald Hall" Print (1931) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

Official copyright registration documentation from the Library of Congress Copyright Office, confirming registration Class K, No. 14312 issued to Donald A. Hall on August 26, 1931, for his print titled "Spirit of St. Louis Designed by Donald Hall". Pinned to the original print, these cards provide official governmental documentation of Hall's formal legal assertion of authorship and intellectual property over the design legacy of the Ryan NYP.