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Text, image files, audio clips (podcasts), and other content on this website are the intellectual property of the Los Alamos Historical Society and may be protected by copyright and other restrictions as well. The Los Alamos Historical Society expressly prohibits the copying of any protected materials on this website, except for the purposes of fair use as defined in the copyright law, and as described below.

Fair Use Permitted

Fair use of copyrighted material includes the use of protected materials for non-commercial educational purposes, such as teaching, scholarship, research, criticism, commentary, news reporting, and other content. Unless otherwise noted, users who wish to download or print text and image files from this Web site for such uses may do so without the Los Alamos Historical Society’s express permission, provided that they comply with the following conditions:

1. The content may only be used for personal, educational or noncommercial purposes;

2. Users must cite the Los Alamos Historical Society as the source of the content as they would material from any printed work;

3. The citation must include the URL for the Los Alamos Historical Society website;

4. None of the content may be altered or modified;

5. Users must comply with all other terms or restrictions which may be applicable to the individual file, image, or text;

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By downloading, printing, or otherwise using text and image files from this website, users agree and warrant that they will limit their use of such files to fair use and will comply with all other terms and conditions of this license, and will not violate the rights of the Los Alamos Historical Society or any other person or entity.

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Unauthorized commercial publication or exploitation of text, images or content of this website is specifically prohibited. Anyone wishing to use any of these files or images for commercial use, publication, or any purpose other than fair use as defined by law, must request and receive prior written permission from the Los Alamos Historical Society. Permission for such use is granted on a case-by-case basis at the sole discretion of the Museum Director. A fee list is available by clicking here.

The text, images and content on the website are provided “as is” without a warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular use, and/or non-infringement. The Los Alamos Historical Society assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for any damage to or viruses that may infect your computer equipment or other property on account of your use of the site or your downloading of any text, images or content from the website.

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The Los Alamos Historical Society website contains links to related third party websites. The linked sites are not under the control of the Los Alamos Historical Society and the Los Alamos Historical Society is not responsible for the contents of any linked website. These links are provided as a convenience to our users and shall not be construed as an endorsement of, sponsorship of, or affiliated with the linked website by the Los Alamos Historical Society.

Contact Information

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Frequently Asked Questions and Answers

MAY I PUT UNALTERED IMAGES, TEXT OR CONTENT FROM THIS WEBSITE ON A CLOSED AND RESTRICTED DATABASE AT MY SCHOOL OR MUSEUM?

Yes, if there is no charge for the user and if electronic distribution is limited to educational use for a specific purpose or limited duration. The images must remain unaltered. All of the accompanying caption information must be included without alteration, and the citation should include the Los Alamos Historical Society URL, http://www.losalamoshistory.org.

MAY I PUT UNALTERED IMAGES, TEXT OR CONTENT FROM THIS WEBSITE ON MY PERSONAL WEBSITE?

Yes, so long as the site displays no advertisements and no sponsors, does not charge a fee for services, and does not offer any product or service for sale. The images must remain unaltered, and all of the accompanying caption information must be included without alteration, and the citation should include the URL specified above.

MAY I PUT IMAGES, TEXT OR CONTENT FROM THIS WEBSITE ON ANOTHER GENERAL ACCESS WEBSITE OR CD-ROM?

No, unless permission has been obtained in advance from the Los Alamos Historical Society.

MAY I PRINT SELECTED IMAGES OR TEXT EXCERPTS FROM THIS WEBSITE FOR A SCHOOL REPORT?

Yes, if it is a personal or academic work, and not for publication in any medium. The images must remain unaltered, and all of the accompanying caption information must be included without alteration. This type of use is encouraged; all other forms of publication are expressly prohibited.

Thank you to the Smithsonian Institution for ideas and assistance with the content of this document.