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[edit] License tagging for Image:Riders January 2006.jpg

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[edit] Desert View Watchtower

[edit] Copyright issue with Desert View Watchtower

Hello. Concerning your contribution, Desert View Watchtower, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from either web sites or printed material. This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://www.scienceviews.com/parks/watchtower.html. As a copyright violation, Desert View Watchtower appears to qualify for speedy deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. Desert View Watchtower has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message. For text material, please consider rewriting the content and citing the source, provided that it is credible.

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