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Chart of the Coast of British Columbia North of Latitude, 51 degrees chiefly from Captain Vancouver's Surveys in 1792 and 1793
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21435
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1874
- Publisher
- C.P.R. 08.5/C16/rep
- Call Number
- C11-3.7(f)
- Publisher
- C.P.R. 08.5/C16/rep
- Published Date
- 1874
- Subjects
- Canada
- Railway routes
- Notes
- To accompany: Report of the Engineer-in-chief
- Accession Number
- 10,000
- Call Number
- C11-3.7(f)
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Chest Of Drawers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.03.0117
- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0117
- Description
- A small chest of lightweight wood with six drawers of various sizes and shapes. Solid wood frame (1.2 cm. thick) constructed to hold three long drawers on left side, butting against two almost square drawers on the right, with a single larger drawers beneath running the length of the chest. Front …
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- Title
- Chest Of Drawers
- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 36.6 x 26.2 x 50.7 cm
- Description
- A small chest of lightweight wood with six drawers of various sizes and shapes. Solid wood frame (1.2 cm. thick) constructed to hold three long drawers on left side, butting against two almost square drawers on the right, with a single larger drawers beneath running the length of the chest. Front of frame reinforced at corners and at joints between drawers with T-shaped pieces of metal of black with copper-brown squiggly design. Scalloped loop handles of same design on all drawers and large round scallop-edged medallions with keyholes at centre top edge of lower drawer and of lower square drawer on right are painted with same design. Sides and top and bottom of frame joined with mortise and tenon and small wooden pegs. Small square pads of wood glued inside to back act as drawer stops, solid wooden back.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0117
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- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0173
- Description
- Small, narrow gold band with 8 x .5 cm plain oval plaque on front with name “Marion” engraved in script. Scalloped edges. Band each side of front engraved with diagonal design, band has been sized.
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- Title
- Child's Ring
- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 1.7 x 1.7 cm
- Description
- Small, narrow gold band with 8 x .5 cm plain oval plaque on front with name “Marion” engraved in script. Scalloped edges. Band each side of front engraved with diagonal design, band has been sized.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0173
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Chromograph Picture
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0074
- Date
- 1874 – 1874
- Material
- paper; varnish
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0074
- Description
- A varnished chromograph on cardboard with the texture of canvas showing. The picture is of a white clapboard church at the centre of a snowy landscape with a house in the left foreground and wagon sheds in the right foreground. There are people in winter clothing approaching the church on foot an…
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- Title
- Chromograph Picture
- Date
- 1874 – 1874
- Material
- paper; varnish
- Dimensions
- 39.5 (image); 42.4 (frame) x 50.0 (image); 53.2 (frame) cm
- Description
- A varnished chromograph on cardboard with the texture of canvas showing. The picture is of a white clapboard church at the centre of a snowy landscape with a house in the left foreground and wagon sheds in the right foreground. There are people in winter clothing approaching the church on foot and in horsedrawn wagons. The picture is framed with a very simple wood frame painted gold with two screw eyes and a wire at the back for hanging. The back of the picture is marked “--GE & CO. CHROMO --RIN. O.” in the blc, and “Entered according to A---& Sonoress (?) in the year 1874 by Strobridge & Co. in teh officeo fthe Librarian of Congress.” in the brc.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- family
- Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0074
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- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.23.0003
- Description
- A triangular shaped, cast iron, flatiron with tall cast iron handle having thin supporting arms and thick round handgrip. Flat surface of iron polished smooth. Cast at back of iron, "BROCKVILLE", on top inside diamond shape, "C", and at front point, "7". Tiny hole drilled through flat surface of ir…
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- Title
- Clothes Iron
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 13.1 x 9.9 x 14.7 cm
- Description
- A triangular shaped, cast iron, flatiron with tall cast iron handle having thin supporting arms and thick round handgrip. Flat surface of iron polished smooth. Cast at back of iron, "BROCKVILLE", on top inside diamond shape, "C", and at front point, "7". Tiny hole drilled through flat surface of iron.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.23.0003
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0433 a-d
- Description
- Small lidded pot which rests on rim of larger vessel which serves as a container for coals which in turn heat the small pot. Small pot hand thrown, having a rounded, trimmed, unglazed base which fits into rim of larger vessel, has two affixed handle holders. Lower vessel hand thrown with three, rou…
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- Title
- Clove Boiler
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 13.8 x 11.6 cm
- Description
- Small lidded pot which rests on rim of larger vessel which serves as a container for coals which in turn heat the small pot. Small pot hand thrown, having a rounded, trimmed, unglazed base which fits into rim of larger vessel, has two affixed handle holders. Lower vessel hand thrown with three, rounded, affixed feet and signature stamp on base. Exterior has two affixed, animal head, handle holders. A large horizontal opening and smaller punch patterns of spades and circles. Transparent beige glaze with pale blue and brown symbolic chrysanthemum decoration. The chrysanthemum is the Japanese Imperial family symbol. Lid has been previously mended with glaze and two sets of handles are missing. Three different cups, hand thrown, trimmed foot. All have same colour and design as boiler. Two cups are bowl shaped, the other cup is shallow and has a flared rim.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0433 a-d
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Coastal Scene, Tides Out, Dalhousie
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- Date
- 1877
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- FsJ.05.04
- Description
- A bright scene of a rocky coast with water beyond. A rocky island topped with trees fills the centre of the image. The foreground has algae-covered rocks, two figures bending over a boat, and a large cliff at left. flocks of birds fly above the island.
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- Title
- Coastal Scene, Tides Out, Dalhousie
- Date
- 1877
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.1 x 24.2 cm
- Description
- A bright scene of a rocky coast with water beyond. A rocky island topped with trees fills the centre of the image. The foreground has algae-covered rocks, two figures bending over a boat, and a large cliff at left. flocks of birds fly above the island.
- Subject
- Coast
- Nova Scotia
- fishing
- Credit
- Gift of Robyn L Fulton, 2023
- Catalogue Number
- FsJ.05.04
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- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0604
- Description
- Circular dished coaster surrounded by roughly carved, near square piece of wood. Gold laquer design in coaster dish showing cooking utensils, notched design in wood or edges. Bottom of coaster has notching in one corner and paper label reads "Bf 2096 04" "f" may be an "r".
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- Title
- Coaster
- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm
- Description
- Circular dished coaster surrounded by roughly carved, near square piece of wood. Gold laquer design in coaster dish showing cooking utensils, notched design in wood or edges. Bottom of coaster has notching in one corner and paper label reads "Bf 2096 04" "f" may be an "r".
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0604
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- Date
- 1870 – 1877
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0626 a,b
- Description
- Almost square coasters. (a) has light brown and gold lacquer duck pond scene. Two cracks on left and right edges almost meet each other. Remnant of written label resembles "with" or "lith". (b) has grey and gold heron and pine tree scene. Crack at bottom right corner 3.0 cm. long. Label on back say…
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- Title
- Coaster
- Date
- 1870 – 1877
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 8.4 x 8.9 cm
- Description
- Almost square coasters. (a) has light brown and gold lacquer duck pond scene. Two cracks on left and right edges almost meet each other. Remnant of written label resembles "with" or "lith". (b) has grey and gold heron and pine tree scene. Crack at bottom right corner 3.0 cm. long. Label on back says "for Miss Maggie Brooks with kind regards of her friend W.H. Metcalf...Nikko, Japan July 7, 1877" and Japanese calligraphy written down the right side of the label.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0626 a,b
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- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0607 a-g
- Description
- Black and gold lacquer box, Chrysanthemum floral design, is lidded and holds six circular coasters. All coasters black based and are 0.9 cm. high and 8.1 cm. diameter, all are gold ground, five having plant or floral decoration, multi-coloured, and one has grey and black heron decoration. Very at…
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- Title
- Coaster Set
- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 5.8 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- Black and gold lacquer box, Chrysanthemum floral design, is lidded and holds six circular coasters. All coasters black based and are 0.9 cm. high and 8.1 cm. diameter, all are gold ground, five having plant or floral decoration, multi-coloured, and one has grey and black heron decoration. Very attractive.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0607 a-g
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- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- fibre; fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0021
- Description
- A white cotton child's coat with a cape collar of lace and bands of ribbon. The front opening is closed with hooks and eyes. The coat is fully lined.
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- Title
- Coat
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- fibre; fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 31.0 x 82.0 cm
- Description
- A white cotton child's coat with a cape collar of lace and bands of ribbon. The front opening is closed with hooks and eyes. The coat is fully lined.
- Subject
- decorative
- children
- Edmee Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0021
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Collected Material Series
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of textual records, photographs and video and sound recordings collected by Eleanor Luxton. Contents include various published and unpublished materials, including sheet music, correspondence, books about Canadian and Indigenous history, magazines, souvenir publications, travel guid…
- Date Range
- 1875-[2004]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Photograph
- Sound recording
- Video
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F
- Date Range
- 1875-[2004]
- Physical Description
- 37.0 cm textual records.-- photographs.-- 74 cm sound recordings
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of textual records, photographs and video and sound recordings collected by Eleanor Luxton. Contents include various published and unpublished materials, including sheet music, correspondence, books about Canadian and Indigenous history, magazines, souvenir publications, travel guides, and pamphlets; visual materials, including commercial postcards, portraits of Georginal Luxton and other family members, photographs of the Tilikum on display in Victoria, and a portfolio of illustrated Stoney Nakoda portraits by R.H. Palenske; oral histories recorded and collected by Eleanor Luxton; and a VHS copy of "Qualicum Wind".
- Notes
- Series consists of four sub-series:
- Textual records
- Photographs
- Oral Histories (includes printed interview transcripts; transcripts in electronic format written to CD Rom and 3.5" floppy disk; supporting documentation; the recorded interviews on audio cassettes and R120 DAT tapes)
- Audiovisual and sound records
- Finding Aid
- Electronic finding aid available
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Collection Stickpin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.07.0177%20a-c
- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal; pearl
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0177 a-c
- Description
- Three gold stickpins, two shaped as fleurs de lis, one as a heart. All have long, pointed pin shafts bent at right angle at head of pin. (a) pearl fleur de lis, cast fleur de lis of gold, set with twenty tiny seed pearls, natural, of good quality, no blisters, display orient. (b) gold fleur de l…
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- Title
- Collection Stickpin
- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal; pearl
- Dimensions
- 0.7 x 1.3 x 6.2 cm
- Description
- Three gold stickpins, two shaped as fleurs de lis, one as a heart. All have long, pointed pin shafts bent at right angle at head of pin. (a) pearl fleur de lis, cast fleur de lis of gold, set with twenty tiny seed pearls, natural, of good quality, no blisters, display orient. (b) gold fleur de lis, cut out from thin plate and trimmed around all edges with tiny beads of gold forming outline detail. On back, curved petals held to central portion with four tiny soldered loops, handmade. (c) heart, small wire outline of gold heart with point at bottom curving slightly to the left, gold-plated ? .
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- craft
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0177 a-c
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- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0517
- Description
- Hand blown, pale green base, stem, dish and a clear, bubbled sphere near base. Flat, circular base supporting clear sphere which is attached to curved stem containing teardrop bubble which, in turn, supports shallow dish with swirl pattern in glass.
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- Title
- Compote
- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 17.7 x 19.8 cm
- Description
- Hand blown, pale green base, stem, dish and a clear, bubbled sphere near base. Flat, circular base supporting clear sphere which is attached to curved stem containing teardrop bubble which, in turn, supports shallow dish with swirl pattern in glass.
- Subject
- households
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0517
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- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0605 a,b
- Description
- Flat based, rising to cone shape attached to slender, curved stem. Stem supports, broad, shallow dish, total resembles miniature compote dish. Gold on black leaf and vine lacquer design and large flower centre of dish. Lacquer is generally blistering all over.
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- Title
- Compote
- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 7.3 cm
- Description
- Flat based, rising to cone shape attached to slender, curved stem. Stem supports, broad, shallow dish, total resembles miniature compote dish. Gold on black leaf and vine lacquer design and large flower centre of dish. Lacquer is generally blistering all over.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0605 a,b
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0376
- Description
- Small urn shaped lidded bottle. Transparent slip with cobalt decoration and brown trim on lid and bottle rims. 3 designs on exterior.
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- Title
- Condiment Jar
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 4.8 x 3.9 cm
- Description
- Small urn shaped lidded bottle. Transparent slip with cobalt decoration and brown trim on lid and bottle rims. 3 designs on exterior.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0376
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0431
- Description
- Hand thrown, wide based, cone shaped. Round topped, lidded container. Transparent glaze with multi coloured enamelled insects, including grasshoppers, glaze crazed. Container has trimmed foot and previously repaired in four pieces. Rim chip .9 x .5 cm. Lid interior has signature stamp. Glazed porti…
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- Title
- Condiment Jar
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 9.3 x 7.3 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown, wide based, cone shaped. Round topped, lidded container. Transparent glaze with multi coloured enamelled insects, including grasshoppers, glaze crazed. Container has trimmed foot and previously repaired in four pieces. Rim chip .9 x .5 cm. Lid interior has signature stamp. Glazed portion of cover is rounded dome shape and was attached separately to its rim. Rim chip 1.0 x .2 cm. Lid fits into bottle.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0431
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The Confederation of Canada with Britain in relation to the Canadian Pacific Railway
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6378
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1879
- Author
- Whitman, James
- Call Number
- 08.5 W59
- Author
- Whitman, James
- Published Date
- 1879
- Physical Description
- p.319-327
- Notes
- In Rose Belford's Canadian Monthly and National Review
- Accession Number
- 8500
- Call Number
- 08.5 W59
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0345
- Description
- Thrown terra cotta with transparent glaze with black over glaze enamel and gold lustre. Design possibly stamped on, consists of gold rim and base. Gold border under leaf design which contains Arabic writing. Gold stamp on outside and stamped on bottom. Chipped bottom 0.7 cm. long by 0.5 cm. wide.
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- Title
- Cordial Glass
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 5.6 x 4.4 cm
- Description
- Thrown terra cotta with transparent glaze with black over glaze enamel and gold lustre. Design possibly stamped on, consists of gold rim and base. Gold border under leaf design which contains Arabic writing. Gold stamp on outside and stamped on bottom. Chipped bottom 0.7 cm. long by 0.5 cm. wide.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0345
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Cornelia Cook Adams and Catharine Cook transcribed letters
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- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of transcribed correspondence between members of the Cook, Wright and Adams families. File includes letters between Catharine Cook, Mary Wright, Cornelia Cook Adams and "Arianna" [ranging between 1844-1866]; and a letter sent from Cornelia to her brother, Roger Cook Adams, pertaining …
- Date Range
- 1844-1850
- 1860-1866
- 1944
- Reference Code
- M555 / I / B / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M555
- V777
- Series
- M555 / I : Correspondence
- Sous-Fonds
- M555
- Sub-Series
- M555 / I / B : Extended family correspondence
- Accession Number
- 2018.8685
- Reference Code
- M555 / I / B / 1
- Date Range
- 1844-1850
- 1860-1866
- 1944
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of transcribed correspondence between members of the Cook, Wright and Adams families. File includes letters between Catharine Cook, Mary Wright, Cornelia Cook Adams and "Arianna" [ranging between 1844-1866]; and a letter sent from Cornelia to her brother, Roger Cook Adams, pertaining to the transcribed letters [ca.1944].
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Correspondence
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- New York
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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- Processed
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