Photo of aviator Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan's plane returning to the US via ship.<br><ul><li>A search was done for original copyright registrations in artwork for the year <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/cce/to1949.html#y1938">1938</a>.  There were no listings for any business or concern with "Acme" in its name.  Renewals for periodicals and artwork were also checked for the years <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/cce/1965r.html">1965</a> and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/cce/1966r.html">1966</a>.  There were no renewals for the newspaper Eugene Guard or for Acme Newspictures. There's no evidence of currentcopyright for this photo.</li></ul>
Acme News Photos
August 8, 1938 <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5957648/corrigans_plane_returns_to_the_us_1938/">Eugene Guard 10 August 1938</a> page 1
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