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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0086
- Description
- A belt made of fourteen octagonal links of painted rawhide or buckskin stiffened with gesso joined together by two long buckskin thongs, passing through two holes at the ends of each link. Has been gessoed, then painted around edge with red border, and a green border set inside that. At centre is e…
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- Title
- Belt
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 83.0 cm
- Description
- A belt made of fourteen octagonal links of painted rawhide or buckskin stiffened with gesso joined together by two long buckskin thongs, passing through two holes at the ends of each link. Has been gessoed, then painted around edge with red border, and a green border set inside that. At centre is either a red or purple diamond shape painted in green outline with a border around defined by another green line. The links have been varnished front and back giving them a yellow colour.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0086
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0156
- Description
- Wide belt of very soft, thin, brown split leather with large brass buckle. Edges unbound with slight embossing line noticeable along length tip squared with two punch holes. Narrow keeper loop and buckle held by end of belt being turned under and stitched. Lightweight cast buckle is brass plated, a…
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- Title
- Belt
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.6 x 93.3 cm
- Description
- Wide belt of very soft, thin, brown split leather with large brass buckle. Edges unbound with slight embossing line noticeable along length tip squared with two punch holes. Narrow keeper loop and buckle held by end of belt being turned under and stitched. Lightweight cast buckle is brass plated, and is simple open square shape with leading edge very wide, 1.9 cm, both holes show evidence of having been worn.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0156
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0172 a-f
- Description
- A collection of six, large, belt buckles of which four are silver, one is stainless steel, and one is brown snakeskin. (a )elliptical silver, 7.1 x 4.3 x 2.0, surface engraved with scrolled leaf pattern in low relief. Bar across short axis of ellipse set into soldered ends on back so that it swive…
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- Title
- Belt Buckle
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 7.1 x 4.3 x 2.0 cm
- Description
- A collection of six, large, belt buckles of which four are silver, one is stainless steel, and one is brown snakeskin. (a )elliptical silver, 7.1 x 4.3 x 2.0, surface engraved with scrolled leaf pattern in low relief. Bar across short axis of ellipse set into soldered ends on back so that it swivels. Hooked over, and soldered to swivelling bar are two very sharp, pointed prongs. (b) oval silver wreath , 6.8 x 5.5 x .8, cast, open work wreath made up of figures of griffins, vines and leaves. Across long axis is fixed swivelling bar to which are soldered two short, sharp curving, prongs. Attached on back is large U-shaped loop of silver, to hold belt. (c) large round silver, 4.7 diam x .8 high, large ring of silver with two heavy trefoils at each end of ring butting against one another, A third trefoil with long, sharp spike attached by being formed into ring around bar. Tongue angled slightly at front where it fits against front of belt. d) smailer ring with two ball ends and a ball with plume attached to point. e) rectangular silver f) snakeskin square
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0172 a-f
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- Date
- 1935 – 1965
- Material
- fibre; metal; wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0147 a-c
- Description
- Three belts, each made of a different fibre. (a) dark blue straw or raffia, large square buckle wrapped with same fibre. Large metal snap sewn at rounded tip of belt, and just beyond buckle to hold end flat when buckled. Structure seems to be a flat braided cord stitched together in the manner of a…
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- Title
- Belt Collection
- Date
- 1935 – 1965
- Material
- fibre; metal; wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 87.5 cm
- Description
- Three belts, each made of a different fibre. (a) dark blue straw or raffia, large square buckle wrapped with same fibre. Large metal snap sewn at rounded tip of belt, and just beyond buckle to hold end flat when buckled. Structure seems to be a flat braided cord stitched together in the manner of a braided rug in four long strips, label has been cut from back. (b) Light blue cord with wooden buckle in elliptical shape with incised lines radiating around, possibly woody husk, outside of belt is woven material with diagonal lines, which has been sewn to a series of thick light blue cord forming the backing. Belt fabric is reversed and pieced together with a strip of light blue leather approximately 15 cm from the buckle, so that the corded texture is on the outside. (c) Tight macrame of ecru cord with brass buckle and belt loop near buckle.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0147 a-c
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- Date
- 1937
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0094
- Description
- Sturdy double-pedestal rustic bench, Uprights at either end are 7.0 cm. thick and support bench top which is a half-log which is clear varnished and of pale yellow colour. End uprights jointed by horizontal strut which pegs through the uprights. Log has been channelled to fit over uprights.
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- Title
- Bench
- Date
- 1937
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 48.5 x 27.0 x 156.0 cm
- Description
- Sturdy double-pedestal rustic bench, Uprights at either end are 7.0 cm. thick and support bench top which is a half-log which is clear varnished and of pale yellow colour. End uprights jointed by horizontal strut which pegs through the uprights. Log has been channelled to fit over uprights.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0094
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0048 a,b
- Description
- Two traditional, felted wool berets. Flat, circular caps with hand opening smaller than circumference of cap, and reinforced by being folded double with a narrow hem. Short 1.5 cm tail at centre top of beret, and another, slightly longer, at the edge of the head opening. (a)black, square white la…
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- Title
- Beret
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 26.0 cm
- Description
- Two traditional, felted wool berets. Flat, circular caps with hand opening smaller than circumference of cap, and reinforced by being folded double with a narrow hem. Short 1.5 cm tail at centre top of beret, and another, slightly longer, at the edge of the head opening. (a)black, square white label with yellow printing inside, "Genuine Beret Basque R.R.R. inside triangle Made in France. (b) navy blue.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0048 a,b
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Betula Papyrifera Bark
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- bark
- Catalogue Number
- 112.02.0003
- Description
- Rectangular piece of paper-like outer layer of bark from the white birch; white both sides with short horizontal grey lines scattered over surface; very thin layers of bark curling and peeling from one side; edges ragged and curling; on unpeeling side there is a large dark stain along the edges dow…
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- Title
- Betula Papyrifera Bark
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- bark
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- Rectangular piece of paper-like outer layer of bark from the white birch; white both sides with short horizontal grey lines scattered over surface; very thin layers of bark curling and peeling from one side; edges ragged and curling; on unpeeling side there is a large dark stain along the edges down from each of the two upper corners.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 112.02.0003
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Binding Plate, Ski Bindings
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0009 a-c
- Description
- A collection of three metal binding plates for skis.a) and b) are two silver metal binding plates that are rectangular in shape with a curve at the toe. There are 11 rivet holes along the edges of the plate (for attaching the plate to the ski). Down the middle is a straight line indentation.c) is a…
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- Title
- Binding Plate, Ski Bindings
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.4 x 6.5 x 22.8 cm
- Description
- A collection of three metal binding plates for skis.a) and b) are two silver metal binding plates that are rectangular in shape with a curve at the toe. There are 11 rivet holes along the edges of the plate (for attaching the plate to the ski). Down the middle is a straight line indentation.c) is a single green-beige metal binding plate. It is shaped in oval with a handle in the middle of the tip of the oval. There are 8 holes to attach the binding plate to the ski. There are two parallel lines in the oval shape that are indent into the plate. In the middle of the two lines is an image of a downhill skier and mountain with “GROSWOLD” underneath. 0.4 x 6.6 x 18.8 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Frank Gourlay, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0009 a-c
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Bison Bison Skull
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- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- bone; horn
- Catalogue Number
- 112.01.1002
- Description
- Fragment of horn and skull of a bison.
- Title
- Bison Bison Skull
- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- bone; horn
- Description
- Fragment of horn and skull of a bison.
- Credit
- Gift of Flora Poucette, Morley, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 112.01.1002
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0019
- Description
- A heavy red woolen blanket with a wide black band at either end, twill weave. Along one side near the stripe at the end are four short lines woven into the fabric, and in that corner a square label is sewn. Square label in corner, "All genuine Hudson's Bay point blankets bear this seal/ HUDSON'S B…
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- Title
- Blanket
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 190.0 x 214.0 cm
- Description
- A heavy red woolen blanket with a wide black band at either end, twill weave. Along one side near the stripe at the end are four short lines woven into the fabric, and in that corner a square label is sewn. Square label in corner, "All genuine Hudson's Bay point blankets bear this seal/ HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY/ Incorporated 1670 (around seal of two deer rampant with Latin motto "Pro Pelle Cutem" on banner beneath)/ the seal of quality/ made in England".
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0019
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1006
- Description
- Old woman blanket, purple with green red stripes. Thin tightly woven pattern sequence, 12.5 purple, 3.0 red with white stripe, 3.0 burgundy with pink stripe, 3.0 green with orange stripe, 0.3 white stripe, pattern then repeated.
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- Title
- Blanket
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 0.4 x 149.0 x 195.0 cm
- Description
- Old woman blanket, purple with green red stripes. Thin tightly woven pattern sequence, 12.5 purple, 3.0 red with white stripe, 3.0 burgundy with pink stripe, 3.0 green with orange stripe, 0.3 white stripe, pattern then repeated.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- outerwear
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1006
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- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- paper; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1011
- Description
- Board game of golf. Burgandy coloured cover has a picture of the Banff Springs Hotel in the background with five players on a green, two women and three men. Bottom left on picture is "Banff Springs Hotel" and at the right "18th. hole". Board is 34.0 wide and folds out to 84.7 on which is print…
- Title
- Board Game
- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- paper; plastic
- Dimensions
- 41.2 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- Board game of golf. Burgandy coloured cover has a picture of the Banff Springs Hotel in the background with five players on a green, two women and three men. Bottom left on picture is "Banff Springs Hotel" and at the right "18th. hole". Board is 34.0 wide and folds out to 84.7 on which is printed the fairway with black numbers on white and black numbers on red. The red numbers indicate yards. A separate piece of board is the green. There is also a cut out tree and a waterhole. Six sets of small free standing pegs of different colours are the game pieces. Five sets of 12 are in small cardboard boxes, the sixth set has 11 pegs and are in a small "Brunswick Reinforcements" box. A fold over sheet of instructions. The game is played with dice however there are none included with the game. A green plaid cardboard box with the same picture on the front holds the game.
- Credit
- Purchased from Don Bourdon, Banff, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1011
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- Date
- 1931 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0092
- Description
- Various sizes, located throughout the living room area, fitted to both the size of books and the shelf display purposes they were suited for. Built to measure and specifications required.
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- Title
- Bookcase
- Date
- 1931 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- good cm
- Description
- Various sizes, located throughout the living room area, fitted to both the size of books and the shelf display purposes they were suited for. Built to measure and specifications required.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0092
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0369 a,b
- Description
- Matched pair of angular light coloured wood bookends with inlaid figure of an elk cut from light wood and set into a darker wood. Elk's neck is stretched as if calling, stands on grassy pasture and is framed by a tree on one side and a bush on the other. Wood has light varnish. Green felt is glued …
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- Title
- Bookend
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 12.0 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- Matched pair of angular light coloured wood bookends with inlaid figure of an elk cut from light wood and set into a darker wood. Elk's neck is stretched as if calling, stands on grassy pasture and is framed by a tree on one side and a bush on the other. Wood has light varnish. Green felt is glued to bottom.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- animal
- elk
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0369 a,b
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- Date
- 1933 – 1975
- Material
- metal, iron; paint
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1091 a,b
- Description
- A pair of foundry-made metal (iron) bookends incorporating two Banff National Park bison motor vehicle licence plates (1932 and 1933). (a) an L-shaped bookend painted black with the licence plate from 1932. It has a standing buffalo with CANADA’S NATIONAL PARKS 1932 underneath. Four holes have dril…
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- Title
- Bookends
- Date
- 1933 – 1975
- Material
- metal, iron; paint
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 15.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of foundry-made metal (iron) bookends incorporating two Banff National Park bison motor vehicle licence plates (1932 and 1933). (a) an L-shaped bookend painted black with the licence plate from 1932. It has a standing buffalo with CANADA’S NATIONAL PARKS 1932 underneath. Four holes have drilled into the plates so it can be attached to a vehicle.(b) an L-shaped bookend painted black with the licence plate from 1933. It has a standing buffalo with CANADA’S NATIONAL PARKS 1933 underneath. Four holes have drilled into the plates so it can be attached to a vehicle.
- Credit
- Gift of Joan Boyd for Dorothy Boyce (Estate), Banff, 2016
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1091 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1024
- Description
- Brown leather, square toe, yellow lace, felt trim, ankle-high, 2.3 thick band of light red felt around inside of top edge of ankle, fabric laces through 7 metal eyelets each side, leather loop top of heel, two rows of metal tacks in toe of sole, grooved edge on heel, pressed letters on sole "STEEL…
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- Title
- Boot
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 14.8 x 10.5 x 30.2 cm
- Description
- Brown leather, square toe, yellow lace, felt trim, ankle-high, 2.3 thick band of light red felt around inside of top edge of ankle, fabric laces through 7 metal eyelets each side, leather loop top of heel, two rows of metal tacks in toe of sole, grooved edge on heel, pressed letters on sole "STEEL SHANK", light green felt linings.
- Credit
- Gift of Blair Porter, Cochrane, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1024
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- Date
- 1930 – 1930
- Material
- skin, reindeer; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0027
- Description
- A pair of boots made from reindeer hide with the fur attached. The boots have pointed upturned toes and a braided cord that threads through a leather cuff to close the top of the boot. There are red felt tassels at the ends of the cord.
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- Title
- Boot
- Date
- 1930 – 1930
- Material
- skin, reindeer; fibre
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 10.0 x 26.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of boots made from reindeer hide with the fur attached. The boots have pointed upturned toes and a braided cord that threads through a leather cuff to close the top of the boot. There are red felt tassels at the ends of the cord.
- Subject
- footwear
- decorative
- Lapland
- Finland
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0027
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- Date
- 1935 – 1975
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0066 a-dd
- Description
- A collection of four pairs of heavy grey and white wool boot socks. (a,aa) plain off white, 37.0 x 14.0,short, mid calf, ribbed legs with plain foot. Very heavy.(b,bb) grey with red band, 40.0 x 14.5, short, as above, of grey tweed with red and black band at top of cuff, handknit. (c,cc) long grey,…
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- Title
- Boot Socks
- Date
- 1935 – 1975
- Material
- hair
- Description
- A collection of four pairs of heavy grey and white wool boot socks. (a,aa) plain off white, 37.0 x 14.0,short, mid calf, ribbed legs with plain foot. Very heavy.(b,bb) grey with red band, 40.0 x 14.5, short, as above, of grey tweed with red and black band at top of cuff, handknit. (c,cc) long grey, 60.0 x 13.0, plain foot, double ribbed leg, with single ribbed 9.0 cm cuff which is reinforced with elastic thread at the bottom for half its width, grey tweed.(d,dd) Cowichan like,49.0 x 10.5, natural coloured wools. White background with brown patch toe and heel. Plain knit with band of brown design around leg, and 5.5 cm cuff of single ribbing, handknit.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- skiing
- hiking
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0066 a-dd
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Bore Hole Cleaner Spoon
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.31.1003
- Description
- Iron rod scraper with dish shaped spoon, iron rod has a 5.5 diameter loop as a handle, other end has been hammered to the shape of a spoon 2.8 wide , for cleaning debris out of a hole drilled for dynamite.
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- Title
- Bore Hole Cleaner Spoon
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 79.5 cm
- Description
- Iron rod scraper with dish shaped spoon, iron rod has a 5.5 diameter loop as a handle, other end has been hammered to the shape of a spoon 2.8 wide , for cleaning debris out of a hole drilled for dynamite.
- Subject
- industry
- mining
- Natalco
- National Talc Co.
- Credit
- Gift of Bob Hawes, 1972
- Catalogue Number
- 104.31.1003
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- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- glass; metal; ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1074
- Description
- A glass bottle with a ceramic stopper and metal hinge. The writing on the front says: "solution citrate magnesia dose-adults one half to one bottle as desired children in proportion to age"
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- Title
- Bottle
- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- glass; metal; ceramic
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- A glass bottle with a ceramic stopper and metal hinge. The writing on the front says: "solution citrate magnesia dose-adults one half to one bottle as desired children in proportion to age"
- Subject
- households
- medicinal
- Credit
- Gift of E (Mrs.) Von Kuska, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1074
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