The national Geographic magazine's copyright was renewed but, as the photograph was made and owned by a Sri Lankan company, copyright expired "25 years from the making of the work" per :Commons:Image:Sri Lanka's intellectual property law.pdf
{{Information |Description={{en|A pearling crew at work.}} |Source=Transferred from [http://en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia]; transfer was stated to be made by User:Julo.<br/> (Original text : ''''en:National Geographic Magazine'', February 1926,