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David McDougall fonds

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Part Of
David McDougall fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of six series: 1. Business Correspondence; 2. Cheques, Receipts, Invoices; 3. Personal Documents; 4. Miscellaneous; 5. Blueprints; 6. Painting. Series 1 consists of business related correspondence to various companies, individuals, and two branches of the Canadian Government. Govern…
Date Range
1845-1947
Reference Code
M557 / V779
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Painting
Textual record
Blueprint
Private record
Published record
Part Of
David McDougall fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 557
V 779
Sous-Fonds
M557
V779
Accession Number
2017.8667
Reference Code
M557 / V779
GMD
Painting
Textual record
Blueprint
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1845-1947
Physical Description
39cm of textual records. – 1 painting
History / Biographical
David McDougall, son of George Millward McDougall and Elizabeth Chantler McDougall, was born on May 14, 1845 in Owen Sound, Ontario. David had four siblings: John, Eliza, Lubby, and Nellie. David married Annie McKenzie in 1871 in Manitoba. Together, they had six children, including their daughter named Georgina (Georgie) Elizabeth McDougall (1872-1965). Georgina was the wife of Norman Luxton and an active member in Banff and the mother of Eleanor Georgina Luxton (1908-1995). David was an early pioneer of Calgary and Banff, who helped build both community life and their economies. While David’s father and brother were both members of the clergy and did missionary work in Morley, Alberta, David become a successful businessman. He established a general merchant store in Morley where he was a dealer in cattle, horses, furs, and curios. In addition to managing his own business block in Calgary, David also owned properties in Edmonton and Calgary. In Banff, David and Annie owned the Mount Royal Hotel for six years until they sold it to Jim Brewster in August 14, 1913. David died in December 6, 1927 and Annie died in 1939.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of six series: 1. Business Correspondence; 2. Cheques, Receipts, Invoices; 3. Personal Documents; 4. Miscellaneous; 5. Blueprints; 6. Painting. Series 1 consists of business related correspondence to various companies, individuals, and two branches of the Canadian Government. Government correspondence pertains to taxes and by-laws for McDougall’s properties. Series 2 contains invoices, receipts, cheques, and bank statements pertaining to McDougall’s business and properties. Series 3 contains personal letters and legal documents. Materials includes handwritten letters, property transactions and proof of ownership on properties. Series 4 contains cheque books, Dominion Travellers’ Hotel Guide, event program featuring Commissioner Coombs and “Safety First Guarantee” slip. Series 5 contains blueprints of Mount Royal Hotel and McDougall business block, Calgary 1911. The last series consist of a painting of George Noble photograph of Banff Ave, 1929.
Name Access
McDougall, David
Subject Access
Buildings and facilities
Commerce and industry
Communications
Family and personal life
Government
Labour
Land, settlement and immigration
Law and justice
Access Restrictions
No restriction on access. Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply.
Language
Language is English
Related Material
See Luxton Family fonds
Creator
McDougall, David
Biographical Source Notes
Luxton, Eleanor G. Latch String Out. Banff: Summerthought Publishing, 2015. “The Morleyville Story.” McDougall Stoney Mission Society. http://www.mcdougallstoneymission.com/docs/The_Morleyvillle_Story.pdf
Title Source
Title based on provenance of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Jimmy Simpson family fonds

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Jimmy Simpson family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recording produced by and pertaining to Jimmy Simpson and the Simpson family. Material is arranged in seven series. I. Jimmy Simpson Sr. papers and photographs, ca.1901-1972, ca.74 cm of textual records, 23 photograph albums (ca.2875 prints), 425 tra…
Date Range
[ca.1900]-1995
Reference Code
M78 / S16 / V577
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Sound recording
Recording disc
Textual record
Blueprint
Drawing
Painting
Poster
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Part Of
Jimmy Simpson family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 78
S 16
V 577
Sous-Fonds
M 78
S 16
V 577
Accession Number
256, 492, 1035, 1160, 1422, 1467, 1484, 1625, 1655, 1668, 1869, 2930, 3006, 5302, 6356, 6599, 6771, 6914, 7217, 7337 (unproc o.s.), 7768 (unproc)
Reference Code
M78 / S16 / V577
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Sound recording
Recording disc
Textual record
Blueprint
Drawing
Painting
Poster
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Other Title Info
Also known as Jimmy Simpson fonds
Date Range
[ca.1900]-1995
Physical Description
2.5 m textual records. -- ca.1605 photographs: ca.755 prints, 410 negatives, ca.430 transparencies. -- 29 photograph albums (ca.3000 prints). -- 1 sound recording: audio disc
History / Biographical
Justin James McCarthy (Jimmy) Simpson, 1877-1972, was a trapper, guide and outfitter and lodge owner at Banff and Bow Lake, Alberta, Canada. Born in Stamford, Lincolnshire, Simpson was sent to Canada by his family in 1896. He worked briefly at Laggan (Lake Louise), Alberta for the Canadian Pacific Railway, travelled extensively and returned to the Rockies to work on the trail and trap. By the early 1900s, he was a successful guide and outfitter with Carl Rungius and the Alpine Club of Canada as clients. Starting in 1920, Simpson began building Num-Ti-Jah Lodge at Bow Lake as a base for hunting and climbing parties. Simpson and Williamina (Billie) Ross Reid, 1891-1968, married in 1916 and had three children. The lodge was run mainly by Billie Simpson and in 1945 the business was turned over to Jimmy Simpson Jr., 1922-2003 . Daughters Margaret Simpson, 1917-1941, and Mary Simpson (Hallock), 1919-2002, were internationally-famous figure skaters.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recording produced by and pertaining to Jimmy Simpson and the Simpson family. Material is arranged in seven series.
I. Jimmy Simpson Sr. papers and photographs, ca.1901-1972, ca.74 cm of textual records, 23 photograph albums (ca.2875 prints), 425 transparencies. Includes business and personal correspondence, business records and subject files, 1903-1972; literary papers, 1912-1972; and other papers, 1903- 1957. Business records pertain mainly to guiding, outfitting and hunting operations. Correspondents include Carl Rungius, J. Monroe Thorington, L. S. Amery, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, William S. Ladd, C. Hart Merriam, Allan Brooks and others; also federal and provincial government departments, Canadian Pacific Railway, etc., regarding hunting, game regulations, park boundaries, licences, permits, horses, etc. Albums pertain mainly to hunting trips, including those with Carl Rungius, Caroline Hinman and McAleenan family, ca.1901-ca.1920, 23 items. Transparencies pertain to McAleenan family trips.
II. Simpson family papers, photographs and sound recording, ca.1900-1987, ca.1.5 m of textual records, ca.675 photographic prints, 6 photograph albums (ca.460 prints), 410 photographic negatives, 1 sound recording. Textual records include large series of alphabetical files, 1907-1987; correspondence, ca.1910-ca.1985; school records, 1923-1936; Num-Ti-Jah Lodge registers, 1939-1957; other material, 1929-1942. Photographs pertain to Jimmy Simpson and family; friends and guests; lodges and camps, including Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; Banff home and community; pack trips; scenic views; other.
III. Billie Simpson papers, 1913-1968, 6.5 cm of textual records. Includes Billie Simpson correspondence, literary and dramatic papers.
IV. Simpson Sisters professional papers and photographs, 1929-1955, ca.20 cm and 3 v. of textual material, ca.15 cm of print material, 86 photographic prints. Material pertains to the professional skating career of Margaret Simpson and Mary Simpson.
V. Mary Simpson Hallock papers, 1960-1955, 1.5 cm of textual records.
VI. Jimmy Simpson Jr. papers, 1947-1983, 1 cm of textual records.
VII. Other material, before 1970, 1 cm of textual records and art works.
Name Access
Simpson, Billie
Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Simpson, Margaret
Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
Some restrictions on access to originals
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
sub-series description
electronic finding aid
microfilm copies of albums
Related Material
Accompanied by artifacts (Heritage Collections, Whyte Museum)
Creator
Simpson, Jimmy (family)
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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-- And on your right

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
[1990?]
Author
Usher, John L
Publisher
Calgary : Geotours
Call Number
03.2 Us3 Pam
Author
Usher, John L
Publisher
Calgary : Geotours
Published Date
[1990?]
Physical Description
60p. : ill., maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Guidebooks
Accession Number
5893
Call Number
03.2 Us3 Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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... et la Montagne conquit l'Homme : histoire du developpement de l'alpinisme

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1931
Author
Schwartz, Myrtil
Publisher
Paris : Fischbacher
Call Number
G510 S383
Author
Schwartz, Myrtil
Publisher
Paris : Fischbacher
Published Date
1931
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
G510 S383
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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8a Rassegna Internazionale dell'Editoria di Montagna = 8th International Review of Mountain Publications (1994)

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1994
Publisher
Trento (Italy): Centro Servizi Culturali S. Chiara
Edition
22 edizioni
Call Number
Z121 R3
Edition
22 edizioni
Publisher
Trento (Italy): Centro Servizi Culturali S. Chiara
Published Date
1994
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
Z121 R3
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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11 Rassegna Internatnazionale dell'Editoria di Montagna, 11. Internationale Bergbuchausstellung = 11th review of mountain publications

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1997
Publisher
Trento (Italia) : Festival Internazionale Film della Montagna e dell"Esplorazione
Call Number
ZG510 M64
Publisher
Trento (Italia) : Festival Internazionale Film della Montagna e dell"Esplorazione
Published Date
1997
Physical Description
207p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Cover title: Montagna libri ...
Text in Italian, French, German and English
Call Number
ZG510 M64
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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20,000 miles : an Englishwoman's impressions in America

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1939
1938
Author
Tuke, Ada
Publisher
Southampton : G.F. Wilson
Edition
2d ed
Call Number
02.3 T81
Author
Tuke, Ada
Edition
2d ed
Publisher
Southampton : G.F. Wilson
Published Date
1939
1938
Physical Description
247p. : facsim., map
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Canada
Notes
Rocky Mountains, p.57-59
Accession Number
19500
Call Number
02.3 T81
Collection
Archives Library
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25 years of CMH heli-skiing : a photographic celebration

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1991
Author
Gmoser, Hans
Publisher
Butte (MT) : Earth and Great Weather Publishing
Banff : CMH Heli-Skiing
Edition
special ed
Call Number
01.5 G52 oversize
Author
Gmoser, Hans
Responsibility
written by Hans Gmoser
photography by Claes Axstal [et al.]
produced by Neal and Linda Rogers
edited by Cathie Maitre-Orchin and Jon Whyte
Edition
special ed
Publisher
Butte (MT) : Earth and Great Weather Publishing
Banff : CMH Heli-Skiing
Published Date
1991
Physical Description
125p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Helicopters
ISBN
1-56037-010-6
Accession Number
24500
Call Number
01.5 G52 oversize
Collection
Archives Library
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50 selected rock climbs in the Ottawa area

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1990
Author
Adamson, Steve
Publisher
Ottawa : Adamson; Alpine Club of Canada
Call Number
F1059.5 O9 A3
Author
Adamson, Steve
Publisher
Ottawa : Adamson; Alpine Club of Canada
Published Date
1990
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
F1059.5 O9 A3
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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60 centuries of skiing

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1935
Author
Dudley, Charles M
Publisher
Brattleboro (VT) : Stephen Daye
Call Number
01.5 D86
Author
Dudley, Charles M
Publisher
Brattleboro (VT) : Stephen Daye
Published Date
1935
Physical Description
207p. : ill., ports
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Bibliography
Accession Number
400
4083 - weeded
Call Number
01.5 D86
Collection
Archives Library
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75 escaladas selectas en Montserrat

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1996
Author
Ballart, Armand
Publisher
Desnival
Edition
Mini Bilioteca practica
Call Number
G513 M66 1996 Pam
Author
Ballart, Armand
Edition
Mini Bilioteca practica
Publisher
Desnival
Published Date
1996
Physical Description
65 pages, ill.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Rock climbing
Caribbean Islands
Notes
Title roughly translates to "75 select climbs in Montserrat"
Accession Number
AC586
Call Number
G513 M66 1996 Pam
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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1990 Everest Environmental Expedition : post-expedition report

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1990
Author
Everest Environmental Expedition
Publisher
Colorado Springs : Everest Environmental Expedition
Call Number
DS486 E8 E5
Author
Everest Environmental Expedition
Publisher
Colorado Springs : Everest Environmental Expedition
Published Date
1990
Physical Description
64 p. : ill., maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Garbage
Mountaineering
Pollution
Notes
Bob McConnell and Liz Nichol, Expedition Co-Leaders
Call Number
DS486 E8 E5
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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1991 Alberta resident travel survey : vacation/pleasure travel

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1994
Publisher
Edmonton : Alberta Economic Development and Tourism
Call Number
02.8 Al1art Pam
Responsibility
prepared by The Advisory Group, June, 1994
Publisher
Edmonton : Alberta Economic Development and Tourism
Published Date
1994
Physical Description
44p. : ill., map
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Tourism
Accession Number
28000
Call Number
02.8 Al1art Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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1996 Alberta state of the environment report : aquatic ecosystems

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1996
Author
Alberta. Environmental Protection
Call Number
04 Al1ae 1996
Author
Alberta. Environmental Protection
Published Date
1996
Physical Description
153 p. : ill., maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Fish
Notes
Bibliography and index
Pub. No. I/674 Errata addendum for page 23 and 65
ISBN
0-7785-0010-1
Accession Number
7089
Call Number
04 Al1ae 1996
Collection
Archives Library
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2000 miles of scenic grandeur through the Canadian Rockies : Jasper and the fiords of British Columbia

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1933
Call Number
02.5 C16tw 1933 Pam
Responsibility
Canadian National Railways
Published Date
1933
Physical Description
22p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Accession Number
20000
Call Number
02.5 C16tw 1933 Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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"A national crime" : The Canadian Government and the residential school system, 1879 to 1986

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1999
Author
Milloy, John Sheridan
Publisher
Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press
Call Number
07.2 M62
Author
Milloy, John Sheridan
Publisher
Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press
Published Date
1999
Physical Description
xix, 402 p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Manitoba studies in native history XI
Subjects
Education
Missionaries
Residential schools
Notes
Includes bibliographic references and index
ISBN
0-88755-646-9 (pbk.)
Accession Number
6-1-00 33,000
Call Number
07.2 M62
Collection
Archives Library
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Aboriginal overkill and native burning: implications for modern ecosystem management

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
October 1995
Author
Kay, Charles E.
Publisher
Western Journal of Applied Forestry, Vol. 10, No. 4
Call Number
04 K18ab Pam
Author
Kay, Charles E.
Publisher
Western Journal of Applied Forestry, Vol. 10, No. 4
Published Date
October 1995
Physical Description
7 pages and illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Ecology
Fire ecology
Rocky Mountains (U.S.)
Ungulates
Notes
Includes bibliographical references - photocopy - discusses traditional First Nations hunting practices and fire ecology
Call Number
04 K18ab Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Aboriginal overkill and native burning: the role of Native Americans in structuring the Yellowstone ecosystem

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1997
Author
Kay, Charles E.
Publisher
Logan, Utah : Utah State University
Call Number
04 K18abor Pam
Author
Kay, Charles E.
Responsibility
by Charles E. Kay and Steve Simms
Publisher
Logan, Utah : Utah State University
Published Date
1997
Physical Description
10 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Ecology
Fire ecology
Rocky Mountains (U.S.)
Ungulates
Notes
Photocopy
Contains a letter written to Congressman Rick Hill by Charles E. Kay about letters-to-the-editor inclduing charts. The second letter is asking the congressman to present at an upcoming conference. Ulitmately the request is rejected
Call Number
04 K18abor Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Aboriginal overkill and the biogeography of moose in western North America

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1997
Author
Kay, Charles E.
Publisher
Alces Vol. 33
Call Number
04 K18abo Pam
Author
Kay, Charles E.
Publisher
Alces Vol. 33
Published Date
1997
Physical Description
24 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Animal populations
First Nations - (SEE ALSO Indians)
Hunting
Yellowstone National Park
Notes
Includes bibliographical references - proposes that moose populations and habitat was controlled by First Nations hunting - includes hypothesis of "Aboriginal Overkill" and that First Nations were ultimate "keystone predator"
Call Number
04 K18abo Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Aboriginal overkill: the role of Native Americans in structuring western ecosystems

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1994
Author
Kay, Charles E.
Publisher
Human Nature, Vol. 5, No. 4
Call Number
04 K18a Pam
Author
Kay, Charles E.
Publisher
Human Nature, Vol. 5, No. 4
Published Date
1994
Physical Description
39 pages and illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Conservation
Ecology
First Nations - (SEE ALSO Indians)
Hunting
Notes
Includes bibliographical references - discusses traditional Native American hunting practices controlling ungulate populations and ecosystems - Yellowstone National Park - carnivore predation - age and sex of ungulates hunted and First Nations conservation practices
Call Number
04 K18a Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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