If the photograph was taken before 1955, the copyright has expired.

If the photograph was taken after 1954, copyright usually lasts for 70 years from the year the photographer died if the photograph was published in the photographer’s lifetime.

If the photograph was first published anonymously or under a pseudonym, however, copyright lasts for 70 years from the year of first publication.

If the photograph was first published after the photographer’s death, copyright lasts for 70 years from the year of publication.

If the photograph has never been published, copyright can last indefinitely