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Jon Whelan fonds
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- Part Of
- Jon Whelan fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of research materials, publications, ephemera, and other materials collected by Jon Whelan. Fonds includes three Canadian Pacific bell boy log books, 1970-1980; five bound scrapbooks with collected newspaper clippings, ca.1880-1890; and collected advertisements and articles pertainin…
- Date Range
- [1880-2022]
- Reference Code
- M595 / V818
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Photograph
- Newspaper clipping
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Album
- Part Of
- Jon Whelan fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M595
- V818
- Sous-Fonds
- M595
- V818
- Accession Number
- 2022.39
- Reference Code
- M595 / V818
- Date Range
- [1880-2022]
- Physical Description
- 3 bankers boxes
- History / Biographical
- Jon Whelan (1952-2022) was a researcher, historian, and collector based in Banff, Alberta. Jon had a special interest in topics related to Banff National Park and Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Jon conducted independent research, as well as research for various authors and historians, from the 1980s onwards. Jon was also an active participant in municipal politics in Banff. "For most of Jon’s life, he was engaged in community affairs and fearless in voicing an opinion. He was successful in raising public awareness and his tenacity achieved a personal goal, which was to initiate the use of video for regular Town of Banff council meetings. He dedicated himself to the concerns of Banff residents." -Barry Kelly, Rocky Mountain Outlook, July 30, 2022
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of research materials, publications, ephemera, and other materials collected by Jon Whelan. Fonds includes three Canadian Pacific bell boy log books, 1970-1980; five bound scrapbooks with collected newspaper clippings, ca.1880-1890; and collected advertisements and articles pertaining to Canadian Pacific, Banff, travel and tourism within Canada, and related subjects.
- Name Access
- Whelan, Jon
- Subject Access
- Research
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Canadian Pacific Railway Company
- Tourism
- Travel
- Recreation
- Publication
- Newspaper
- History
- Community events
- Reproduction Restrictions
- restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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Newton family fonds
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- Part Of
- Newton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of views made along the railway and vicinity by professional photographers. Consists of views by Cornelius J. Soule (6 items); O. B. Buell (1 item); and attributed to Boorne and May (4 items). Includes views of Cascade Mountain; Devil's Lake (Lake Minnewanka); Banff hot springs; Cas…
- Date Range
- [before 1887]
- Reference Code
- V425
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Newton family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V425
- Sous-Fonds
- V425
- Accession Number
- 3632
- Reference Code
- V425
- Date Range
- [before 1887]
- Physical Description
- 11 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Mr. and Mrs. Newton, of Grand Manon Island, New Brunswick, made a honeymoon trip across Canada on the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1887
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of views made along the railway and vicinity by professional photographers. Consists of views by Cornelius J. Soule (6 items); O. B. Buell (1 item); and attributed to Boorne and May (4 items). Includes views of Cascade Mountain; Devil's Lake (Lake Minnewanka); Banff hot springs; Castle Mountain and Silver City; Kicking Horse canyon and river; Golden, B.C.; Columbia River; and CPR mainline
- Subject Access
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Hot Springs, Banff
- Minnewanka, Lake
- Silver City
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Related Material
- Related photographs may be found in Boorne and May fonds (V10), Unknown photographer fonds (V691) and Professional photographers collection (V650)
- Creator
- Newton, Mr. and Mrs.
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Professional photographers collection
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- Scope & Content
- Collection contains credited and uncredited professional photographs, mainly along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in western Canada. Includes unidentified photographs and individual photographs which cannot be placed in other fonds or collections. Eighteen albumen prints are uncred…
- Date Range
- [ca.1885-ca.1925]
- Reference Code
- V650
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 650
- Sous-Fonds
- V 650
- Accession Number
- 1883, 1924, 1987, 2581, 3119, 3855, 5386, 5430, 6221, 6586, 6603
- Reference Code
- V650
- Responsibility
- Collection was assembled by the Archives & Library, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Date Range
- [ca.1885-ca.1925]
- Physical Description
- ca.60 photographs : prints. -- 1 photograph album (67 prints)
- Scope & Content
- Collection contains credited and uncredited professional photographs, mainly along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in western Canada. Includes unidentified photographs and individual photographs which cannot be placed in other fonds or collections.
- Eighteen albumen prints are uncredited views along the Canadian Pacific Railway between Glacier, B.C. and Canmore, Alberta, ca.1895. Also includes views by Bailey Bros., H. O. Dodge, Alexander Henderson, T. J. Hileman, B. W. Kilburn, Neelands Bros., W. J. Oliver, Henry Greenwood Peabody, Prest Photo Company (William Archie Prest), and others.
- Nineteen prints, received as contents of 5 album pages, are travel views between Banff, the Pacific Coast and Washington, U.S.A. Includes views of Lake Minnewanka, Banff Springs Hotel and Glacier, B.C. Views are by Wm. Notman & Son, Boorne & May and other unidentified professional photographers. Also includes snapshot views.
- Album is presentation album of professional views taken along the Canadian Pacific Railway between Victoria, B.C. and Banff, Alberta, September to October 1889, by an unknown photographer. Includes views of Banff and area, Field and Glacier areas, Fraser Canyon, Vancouver and Victoria. Album was possibly produced by of for the CPR. Views are similar to those produced by other professional photographers working along the railway. Images in album are accompanied by hand-written captions and exact dates.
- Name Access
- Bailey Brothers
- Boorne and May
- Dodge, H. O.
- Henderson, Alexander
- Hileman, T. J.
- Kilburn, B. W.
- Notman, William and son
- Oliver, W. J.
- Peabody, Henry Greenwood
- Prest, William Archie
- Professional photographers (collection)
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- selected modern reference prints
- reference computer access: Images database
- on-line access: Alberta InSight database
- Related Material
- Other photographs by railway photographers may be found in fonds and collections under individual names. See: Boorne and May, Macmunn, Notman, Smyth, Thom, Thompson, Trueman, and others.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of collection
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1880 – 1910
- Material
- metal; shell
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0227
- Description
- A small awl with a round steel (?) spike tapering to a very sharp point which is slightly bent at the tip. The flattened white mother-of-pearl handle is slightly pointed at the end.
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- Title
- Awl
- Date
- 1880 – 1910
- Material
- metal; shell
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 1.0 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- A small awl with a round steel (?) spike tapering to a very sharp point which is slightly bent at the tip. The flattened white mother-of-pearl handle is slightly pointed at the end.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0227
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- Date
- 1880 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.21.1004
- Description
- Axe head marked “4” and “Gilpin.”
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- Title
- Axe
- Date
- 1880 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Axe head marked “4” and “Gilpin.”
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 104.21.1004
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B. C. 1887 : a ramble in British Columbia
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1888
- Author
- Lees, James Arthur
- Publisher
- London : Longmans, Green
- Call Number
- 02.5 K83l
- Author
- Lees, James Arthur
- Responsibility
- by J. A. Lees and W. J. Clutterbuck
- Publisher
- London : Longmans, Green
- Published Date
- 1888
- Physical Description
- viii, 387p. : ill., port., map, facsim
- Subjects
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Kootenay region
- Accession Number
- 400
- 3069
- Call Number
- 02.5 K83l
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Banff Springs Hotel advertisement
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- Published Date
- 1888
- Physical Description
- p.368
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Notes
- In The Dominion Illustrated [newspaper], vol.1, no.23 (December 1888)
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Banff Train Station
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Banff Train Station with trains and train cars stopped on the tracks, people walking along the wooden platform, and horse-drawn carriages clustered around the building - taken from above
- Date Range
- [ca. 1885-1945]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 672
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 672
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1885-1945]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Banff Train Station with trains and train cars stopped on the tracks, people walking along the wooden platform, and horse-drawn carriages clustered around the building - taken from above
- Subject Access
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Buildings
- Horses
- Trains
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Train Station
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Banff Train Station with trains stopped on the tracks, people on the platform, and horse-drawn carriages gathered around the building
- Date Range
- [ca. 1885-1945]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 683
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 683
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1885-1945]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Banff Train Station with trains stopped on the tracks, people on the platform, and horse-drawn carriages gathered around the building
- Subject Access
- Buildings
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Horses
- Trains
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0376
- Description
- Small round twined basket with rounded base and high sides closing in slightly at the mouth, natural buff colour background with brown design and black accents, design repeated three times around sides is of four brown parallelograms stacked on one another in stairlike fashion moving up to the righ…
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- Title
- Basket
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 13.5 cm
- Description
- Small round twined basket with rounded base and high sides closing in slightly at the mouth, natural buff colour background with brown design and black accents, design repeated three times around sides is of four brown parallelograms stacked on one another in stairlike fashion moving up to the right, with serrated edges of black-tipped triangles along the sides and narrow black lines between each parallelogram. Between each steplike series on the buff background is an oblique double zig-zag line running from bottom to top of the basket. Lip is finished with three rows of twining of a lighter brown colour, pattern not visible on inside. Paper tag rimmed with metal is attached with cord and wax through lip of basket; no writing is visible.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Indigenous
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0376
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- Date
- 1880 – 1930
- Material
- glass; ceramic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.0003
- Description
- A handblown cranberry red glass bell with a clear glass handle. A bead striker hangs inside on a round-link metal chain.
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- Title
- Bell
- Date
- 1880 – 1930
- Material
- glass; ceramic; metal
- Dimensions
- 31.5 cm
- Description
- A handblown cranberry red glass bell with a clear glass handle. A bead striker hangs inside on a round-link metal chain.
- Subject
- households
- music
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.0003
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- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.0002
- Description
- A fireplace bellows with each side made from wood cut in a tear shape. There are two flat rectangular handles cut at the blunt end and the pointed end has a long, tapering, protruding metal tube. A leather diaphragm between the two sides is tacked along the edges of the wood and pleated over two s…
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- Title
- Bellows
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 22.8 x 49.7 cm
- Description
- A fireplace bellows with each side made from wood cut in a tear shape. There are two flat rectangular handles cut at the blunt end and the pointed end has a long, tapering, protruding metal tube. A leather diaphragm between the two sides is tacked along the edges of the wood and pleated over two small round branches bent to follow shape of wooden sides. There is leather strapping on one side of the wood at the pointed end as reinforcement. A round hole is cut in the middle of other side of wood, and fitted with a metal collar, and has a leather disphragm inside for air intake.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.0002
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- Date
- prior to 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1002
- Description
- Long steel spike with hook and round tube clamp. Square rod spike formed into large loop handle at end which curves back along spike and bends out to hold slamp at one side. Two pronged hook curves out opposite clamp.
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- Title
- Betty Lamp
- Date
- prior to 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 6.3 x 4.5 x 27.1 cm
- Description
- Long steel spike with hook and round tube clamp. Square rod spike formed into large loop handle at end which curves back along spike and bends out to hold slamp at one side. Two pronged hook curves out opposite clamp.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1002
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- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0145 a-i
- Description
- A set of nine clear crystal wine glasses. Each glass is straight sided and rounded at the bottom where it is joined to a thin tall stem and a round base. Each glass is decorated with a band of short vertical stripes etched into the side just above the midpoint (Greek key pattern) between plain ho…
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- Title
- Beverage Set
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 12.0 cm
- Description
- A set of nine clear crystal wine glasses. Each glass is straight sided and rounded at the bottom where it is joined to a thin tall stem and a round base. Each glass is decorated with a band of short vertical stripes etched into the side just above the midpoint (Greek key pattern) between plain horizontal bands. There are stars etched into the bottom half of the glasses.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0145 a-i
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- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0150 a-k
- Description
- A set of eleven stemmed glasses. Each glass has a wide mouth that tapers to a short stem with finger tip depressions cut into the sides in three horizontal rows. The thick stems attach to a round base.
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- Title
- Beverage Set
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 8.5 cm
- Description
- A set of eleven stemmed glasses. Each glass has a wide mouth that tapers to a short stem with finger tip depressions cut into the sides in three horizontal rows. The thick stems attach to a round base.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0150 a-k
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- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0152 a-h
- Description
- A set of eight clear glass glasses with narrow bottoms flaring out to the rims. Each glass has a short stem attached to a round base.
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- Title
- Beverage Set
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 11.5 cm
- Description
- A set of eight clear glass glasses with narrow bottoms flaring out to the rims. Each glass has a short stem attached to a round base.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0152 a-h
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- Date
- 1880 – 1925
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0160 a-h
- Description
- A set of eight very thin-walled crystal tumblers with flat bases and straight sides. Each glass is decorated with a band of thinly etched lines near the top.
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- Title
- Beverage Set
- Date
- 1880 – 1925
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 12.5 cm
- Description
- A set of eight very thin-walled crystal tumblers with flat bases and straight sides. Each glass is decorated with a band of thinly etched lines near the top.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0160 a-h
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- Date
- 1880 – 1910
- Material
- metal, copper; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0466
- Description
- A simple copper bowl with three brass paw-like feet which support the bowl.
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- Title
- Bonbon Dish
- Date
- 1880 – 1910
- Material
- metal, copper; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 8.5 cm
- Description
- A simple copper bowl with three brass paw-like feet which support the bowl.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- animals
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0466
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- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1022
- Description
- Grey taffeta bonnet, Mary Schäffer's, stiff brim 14.0 wide, 47.0 around, lined with white fabric, crown pleated at top and gathered more closely at nape, a small fabric bow is at back centre, the hat is lined with stiff, brown netting, a piece of stiff paper is inserted into the middle pleat at the…
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- Title
- Bonnet
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- Grey taffeta bonnet, Mary Schäffer's, stiff brim 14.0 wide, 47.0 around, lined with white fabric, crown pleated at top and gathered more closely at nape, a small fabric bow is at back centre, the hat is lined with stiff, brown netting, a piece of stiff paper is inserted into the middle pleat at the crown, tie ribbons sewn on to sides of brim 6.5 wide, one 58.0 long, other 26.0 long.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1022
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- Date
- 1880 – 1910
- Material
- wood, mahogany
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0021
- Description
- A large bookcase divided into two equal parts by a vertical support. Each half has five adjustable shelves.
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- Title
- Bookcase
- Date
- 1880 – 1910
- Material
- wood, mahogany
- Dimensions
- 142.0 x 29.5 x 167.0 cm
- Description
- A large bookcase divided into two equal parts by a vertical support. Each half has five adjustable shelves.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0021
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