Keywords: Polygamy Revelation of 1831.gif W W Phelps' copy of the 1831 revelation which commands Mormons to marry Indians so that their posterity would become white The original is held by the historical department of w The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints William W Phelps The original is in the LDS historical department Via http //www utlm org/images/indianpolygamyp230bshadow gif William W Phelps Most probably the 1850s or 1860s; see 1831 polygamy revelation William W Phelps died in 1872 therefore this image is in the public domain The copyright holder W W Phelps died more than 70 years ago Photographs of copyrighted documents are not themselves copyrightable unless they add some derivative value and can be claimed to be original works of authorship which this image does not See http //www copyright gov/circs/circ1 html Copyright Office Basics The relevant copyright pertains to that of the original document which is expired in the United States Canada the European Union and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years This media file is in the public domain in the United States This applies to U S works where the copyright has expired often because its first publication occurred prior to January 1 1923 See http //www copyright cornell edu/public_domain/ this page for further explanation PD-old PD-US ImageNote 1 1002 741 10 10 1024 768 2 was ImageNoteEnd 1 Joseph Smith Latter Day Saint texts Mormonism and polygamy |