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Photography Receipts, Correspondence and Notes

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 postcard, 1 set of typed and annotated notes, 1 page with an attached card and newspaper clipping, and assorted memos, receipts and letters. Content pertains to correspondence between Nicholas and Ivy 'Willie' Morant and 'Clara A (?) K H' , correspondence between Nicholas and Ivy…
Date Range
1935
1952
1957
1958
1961
1963
1965
1966
1967
1968
1979
1981 - 1985
1982
1987
1990
Reference Code
M300 / III / A / 8 / 1 to 41
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Postcard
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
M300 / III / A / 8 : Personal Correspondence and Notes
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / III / A / 8 / 1 to 41
GMD
Photograph
Postcard
Textual record
Private record
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant
Date Range
1935
1952
1957
1958
1961
1963
1965
1966
1967
1968
1979
1981 - 1985
1982
1987
1990
Physical Description
Textual: letters, invoices, postcard, notes
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 postcard, 1 set of typed and annotated notes, 1 page with an attached card and newspaper clipping, and assorted memos, receipts and letters. Content pertains to correspondence between Nicholas and Ivy 'Willie' Morant and 'Clara A (?) K H' , correspondence between Nicholas and Ivy 'Willie' Morant, a 1935 Winnipeg Free Press article with an image by Nicholas Morant, a small folder of Nicholas Morant's typed notes recounting an unfinished story, receipts and correspondence ranging from 1957 to 1990 sent by various photography and film companies to Nicholas Morant, and 1982 handwritten letter on back of colour image of 2 trains, titled "The Great Daily Race of the Broadway and Century" (postcard?), sender unknown.
Notes
Postcard was originally located inside book 'It's Me O Lord' by Rockwell Kent, reference code M300 / III / D / 5 / 36 Handwritten note on back of M300 / III / A / 8 / 41 is cut off / incomplete at bottom.
Storage Range
In file box M300 / III / A / 8 / 1 to M300 / III / A / 8 / 41.
Name Access
Morant, Ivy
Subject Access
Winnipeg Free Press
Trains
Photography
Geographic Access
Canada
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Any items with risky materials such as ink or adhesives attached must be covered with acid-free paper to protect adjacent items. Contents must be stored in appropriate conditions.
Creator
Nicholas Morant, Kodak, Braun, Graflex, Ansco, Lisco
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Nicholas Morant fonds

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
The Nicholas Morant fonds consists of Morant's freelance work from his early days with the Winnipeg Free Press to his retirement from the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1981. It is national in scope and also includes some international material. The fonds is comprised of three series: I. Photograp…
Date Range
1892-1995, predominant 1920-1981
Reference Code
M300 / S20 / V500
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Album
Drawing
Film
Government record
Map
Blueprint
Negative
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Poster
Private record
Recording disc
Scrapbook
Sound recording
Textual record
Transparency
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300 / S20 / V500
Accession Number
122, 182, 1273, 1460, 1612, 1685, 2175, 2265, 2631, 2703, 5117, 7438, 7784, 7672, 7914, 2023.01
Reference Code
M300 / S20 / V500
GMD
Album
Drawing
Film
Government record
Map
Blueprint
Negative
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Poster
Private record
Recording disc
Scrapbook
Sound recording
Textual record
Transparency
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant, Canadian Pacific, various
Date Range
1892-1995, predominant 1920-1981
Physical Description
ca.50,775 photographs: ca.23,795 negatives, ca.18,456 transparencies, ca.8524 prints. -- 11 photograph albums. -- 125 sound recordings
History / Biographical
Nicholas Everard Morant, 1910-1999, was a professional photographer based at Banff, Alberta, Canada. He was a Canadian commercial photographer of international repute and Canada's premier railway photographer of the 20th century.
Morant was born at Kamloops, British Columbia, the son of Francis and Mollie Morant. After attending the University School at Victoria, Morant served as Special Photographer to the CPR from 1929 to 1935 and again from 1944 to 1981. From 1935 to 1939, he was a cameraman for the Winnipeg Free Press, and from 1940 to 1944 worked with the Wartime Information Branch of the federal government (later to be known as the National Film Board Stills Division).
Morant had a prolific career as a freelance commercial, portrait, magazine, landscape and documentary photographer. His work appeared in numerous books and magazines, including Time, Life, Liberty, Saturday Evening Post, (Toronto) Star Weekly, Northern Sportsman, Reader's Digest, Country Guide, The Standard, National Home Monthly, Canadian Photography, Outdoor Canada, National Geographic, the Globe & Mail, Winnipeg Tribune, New York Daily News, and the two Canadian Pacific Railway magazines, The Spanner and Rail News.
Two wartime images were featured on postage stamps, while three landscape views appeared on Canadian $10, $50 and $100 bills. His images were also used for corporate annual reports, postcards, brochures, calendars and advertisements. From the 1950s to 1980s Morant gave public slide shows of his work, two of the most popular being "A Talk Without Words" and "The World At Your Feet".
Morant married Ivy May "Willie" Young in 1936 when he was a photographer with the Winnipeg Free Press. Beginning in 1929, and until the end of her life, Morant's travelling and working companion was his wife, "Willie," 1910-1986.
Scope & Content
The Nicholas Morant fonds consists of Morant's freelance work from his early days with the Winnipeg Free Press to his retirement from the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1981. It is national in scope and also includes some international material. The fonds is comprised of three series: I. Photography; II. Professional records; III. Personal and family records.
I. Photography series consists of: A. Negatives and transparencies, B. Transparencies, C. Prints, D. Other photographs. II. Professional records series consists of: A. Working records, B. Career records, C. Topical files. III. Personal and family records series consists of: A. Nick and Willie Morant, B. Nick Morant funeral and memorial, C. Francis and Mollie Morant, D. Collected material
Notes
Full summary of sub-sub-series levels: I / A : 1) Darkroom Files [ a) Negative Albums b) Black/White Series I and II c) Colour Series I and II d) Leica Negs ] 2) GD Files I / B : 1) Presentations [ a) Topical Files b) Thematic Files ] 2) General Files 3) Other I / C : 1) Print Files I / D : 1) Exhibition and Display Prints 2) Photographs used by John Garden 3) Other Photographs II / A : 1) Log Books 2) Notebooks II / B : 1) Career Binders [ a) Postcards b) Brochures and Advertising c) clippings and articles d) Calendar Photographs ] 2) Scrapbooks [ a) Content 1933 - 1946 b) Content 1940 - 1980 ] II / C : 1) Numbered / Titled Files [ a) Group A b) Group B c) Group C d) Group D e) Group H f) Group P g) Group R ] 2) Other Topical Files [ a) Railway; i) Timetables ii) Publications iii) Other b) Photography; i) Textual Records ii) Print Material c) Travel d) Exhibitions and Galleries e)Personal f) Other ] 3) Postcards, Greeting Cards and Ephemera Collection 4) Published Images and Text 5) Professional Photography 6) Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence 7) Presentation and Interview Materials III / A : 1) Correspondence 2) Personal Papers [ a) Personal Records b) Notes and Notebooks c) Lists and Card Files d) Awards and Retirement ] 3) Personal Photographs 4) House Records [ a) Construction b) Household Records ] 5) Business, Financial and Legal Papers 6) Interviews, Reminiscences Personal Recordings 7) Other Records (Signs, Cartoons, Drawings, etc.) 8) Personal Correspondence and Notes 9) Travel Documents and Maps III / B : 1) Nick Morant Funeral, Memorial and Estate III / C : 1) Mollie Morant Papers 2) Other Family Papers III / D : 1) Sound Recordings 2) Biographical Material 3) Other Papers and Photographs [ a) Burton Wheatley Family b) Other ] 4) Personal and Family Photography 5) Personal Interest and Gifts
Name Access
Morant, Nicholas
Subject Access
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Transportation
Geographic Access
Alberta
Banff
British Columbia
Peru
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Canada
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
series and file description
electronic and online finding aids
Creator
Morant, Nicholas
Category
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Transportation
Biographical Source Notes
Brock Silversides; We Live in a Postcard: Banff Family Histories (Banff: Banff History Book Committee, 2005)
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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P-103. Metchosin farm, before and after our possession

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 26 b&w negative photographs. Content pertains to shots of Metchosin Farm on Vancouver Island, BC (specific dates unknown).
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / A2 / P-103
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.b. Darkroom files : black/white I
Accession Number
7438
Reference Code
V500 / A2 / P-103
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
26 photographs : negatives, film, b/w, 6x6 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of 26 b&w negative photographs. Content pertains to shots of Metchosin Farm on Vancouver Island, BC (specific dates unknown).
Notes
NM note: Metchosin farm original state
Subject Access
Farmland
Metchosin Farm
Geographic Access
Canada
British Columbia
Language
English
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Q-17. French countryside, farms etc, bridge to Isle of Orleans

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 b&w negative photographs, various sizes. Content pertains to views of countryside/rural areas of Quebec and bridge to Isle of Orleans across St. Lawrence River (outside Quebec City, QC).
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / A2 / Q-17
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.b. Darkroom files : black/white I
Accession Number
7438
Reference Code
V500 / A2 / Q-17
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
5 photographs : negatives, film, b/w
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 b&w negative photographs, various sizes. Content pertains to views of countryside/rural areas of Quebec and bridge to Isle of Orleans across St. Lawrence River (outside Quebec City, QC).
Subject Access
Farmland
Geographic Access
Canada
Quebec
Language
N/A
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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504. Cathedral Crag, Field Hill

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 3 colour transparency photographs. Content pertains to Cathedral Crag, Field Hill in Yoho National Park, BC
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / A4 / 504
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour I
Accession Number
7438
Reference Code
V500 / A4 / 504
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
3 photographs : transparencies, col, 6x6 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of 3 colour transparency photographs. Content pertains to Cathedral Crag, Field Hill in Yoho National Park, BC
Subject Access
Yoho National Park
Geographic Access
Canada
British Columbia
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Language
N/A
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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C-11. Greek Orthodox Church at Brandon

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 6 b&w negative photographs pertaining to the Greek Orthodox Church at Brandon, MB (views of church building). Date unknown.
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / I / A2 / C-11
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.b. Darkroom files : black/white I
Accession Number
7438
Reference Code
V500 / I / A2 / C-11
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
6 photographs : negatives, film, b/w, 6x6 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of 6 b&w negative photographs pertaining to the Greek Orthodox Church at Brandon, MB (views of church building). Date unknown.
Notes
NM note: Mr. N. Morant 484
Subject Access
Churches
Geographic Access
Canada
Manitoba
Language
English
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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"GD - Series" Nicholas Morant Photographs

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of ca. 4,700 photographs (ca. 3900 negatives, ca. 800 transparencies and 35 prints), b&w and colour, various sizes. Content pertains to the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Includes CP Oil and Gas (CPOG); various hotels including Banff Springs Hotel, Empress Hotel, Royal York Hotel, …
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
[ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]
1962
1964
1965
1967
[ca. 1970 - ca. 1980]
1972
Reference Code
V500 / I / A7
Description Level
4.1 / Sub-sub-series
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
4.1 / Sub-sub-series
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / I / A : Photography : Negatives and Transparencies
Accession Number
7438
Reference Code
V500 / I / A7
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
[ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]
1962
1964
1965
1967
[ca. 1970 - ca. 1980]
1972
Physical Description
ca. 4,670 Photographs: negatives, transparencies and prints; b&w, colour
Scope & Content
File consists of ca. 4,700 photographs (ca. 3900 negatives, ca. 800 transparencies and 35 prints), b&w and colour, various sizes. Content pertains to the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Includes CP Oil and Gas (CPOG); various hotels including Banff Springs Hotel, Empress Hotel, Royal York Hotel, Chateau Frontenac and Chateau Lacombe; logging and forestry projects; Rail News photographs; and photos from Mexico and Peru. Dates range from around 1950s - 1970s. Most photographs titled.
Notes
Negatives, transparencies and prints stored separately. Contains duplicates.
Subject Access
Canadian Pacific Railway
Oil
Gas
Hotel
Banff Springs Hotel
Empress Hotel
Royal York Hotel
Chateau Frontenac
Chateau Lacombe
Logging
Forestry
Travel
tourism
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Reproduction Restrictions
Reference use only; no reproduction
Language
English
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Empress of Canada and Empress of France Interiors

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Consists of 25 transparency images (colour, b&w) and 2 negative images (b&w). Content pertains to interior views of Canadian Pacific passenger ships, the "Empress of Canada" and the "Empress of France". Includes dining rooms, lounges, guest rooms, decks, etc. Deck shots show activities, guests, sta…
Date Range
[ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]
Reference Code
V500 / I / A7 / 1
Description Level
4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Transparency
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
Fonds Number
M300 / V500 / S20
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / I / A : Photographs : Negatives and Transparencies
Accession Number
7438
Reference Code
V500 / I / A7 / 1
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Transparency
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]
Physical Description
27 Photographs: transparencies and negatives; colour, b&w
Scope & Content
Consists of 25 transparency images (colour, b&w) and 2 negative images (b&w). Content pertains to interior views of Canadian Pacific passenger ships, the "Empress of Canada" and the "Empress of France". Includes dining rooms, lounges, guest rooms, decks, etc. Deck shots show activities, guests, staff. Includes ship exterior views.
Notes
Transparencies and negatives stored in separate file boxes. May contain duplicate images, i.e. negative and transparency copies of same original photograph.
Subject Access
Canadian Pacific
Ship
Travel
Cruise
Empress of Canada
Empress of France
Geographic Access
Canada
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Reference use only; no reproduction
Language
English
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Oil Exploration Oil Stations etc.

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 196 negative photographs (b&w and colour) and 68 colour transparency photographs. Content pertains to western and northern Canada explorations, facilities and operations of the Canadian Pacific Oil and Gas Company (CPOG) and Central Del-Rio Oil. Images include views of oil rigs, me…
Date Range
[1958 - ca. 1971]
Reference Code
V500 / I / A7 / 10
Description Level
4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Transparency
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / I / A : Photography: Negatives and Transparencies
Accession Number
7438
Reference Code
V500 / I / A7 / 10
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Transparency
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[1958 - ca. 1971]
Physical Description
264 Photographs: negatives and transparencies, colour and b&w
Scope & Content
File consists of 196 negative photographs (b&w and colour) and 68 colour transparency photographs. Content pertains to western and northern Canada explorations, facilities and operations of the Canadian Pacific Oil and Gas Company (CPOG) and Central Del-Rio Oil. Images include views of oil rigs, men working with machinery, construction vehicles, above-ground pipelines, etc. Includes numerous duplicates
Notes
Related to file V500 / I / A7 / 36 Negatives and Transparencies stored in separate boxes in downstairs vault Sizes: 12.5 x 17.5cm, 10 x 12.5 cm; 12.5x18cm and smaller
Subject Access
Oil
Canadian Pacific
Pipeline
Construction
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Reference use only; no reproduction
Language
English
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Coal (Roberts Bank), Alyth Yard Controls, Palliser Square Apts, Palliser Tower

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 209 negatives (colour, b&w) and 7 colour transparencies. Content pertains to coal exploration, mining and transportation; Alyth railway yards, Calgary; Palliser Square, Marathon Realty, Calgary, 1970; Mountain Creek bridge construction, BC, ca. 1982 (?)
Date Range
1970
[1970 - ca. 1982]
Reference Code
V500 / I / A7 / 11
Description Level
4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Transparency
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / I / A : Photography: Negatives and Transparencies
Accession Number
7438
Reference Code
V500 / I / A7 / 11
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Transparency
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant
Date Range
1970
[1970 - ca. 1982]
Physical Description
216 Photographs: negatives and transparencies, colour and b&w
Scope & Content
File consists of 209 negatives (colour, b&w) and 7 colour transparencies. Content pertains to coal exploration, mining and transportation; Alyth railway yards, Calgary; Palliser Square, Marathon Realty, Calgary, 1970; Mountain Creek bridge construction, BC, ca. 1982 (?)
Notes
Related to file V500 / A7 / GD-3 Negatives and transparencies stored separately
Subject Access
Coal
Mining
Transportation
Construction
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Calgary
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Reference use only; no reproduction
Language
English
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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