Falls under French Public Domain as was an ID photograph made in France. Was also made pre-1925, and unpublished before 2003.
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This file is ineligible for copyright and therefore in the public domain because it is a legally valid French identity photograph. It is therefore compliant with strict guidelines on composition, lighting etc. that precludes any of the intellectual input necessary under French law to yield a copyright. This holds true whether the photograph was created by a photo booth or with the intervention of a human operator.
This work was never published prior to January 1, 2003, and is currently in the public domain in the United States because it meets one of the following conditions:
its author died before 1954;
the death date of its author is not known, and it was created before 1904;
it is an anonymous work, a pseudonymous work, or a work made for hire, and it was created before 1904.
The above provisions are contained in 17 U.S.C.§ 303. See also this page for more information.