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"A Munsee Devil God" mask

Extent:
1 Photograph (8x10 in)
Culture:
Delaware -- Munsee  Search this
Munsee Delaware  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Scope and Contents:
"Me-Zeengk is the name of this God"- Information printed on plate.
Local Numbers:
OPPS NEG.742592
Local Note:
"Obliterated legend at left reads: "A Muncey Idol/ Delivered up by Jos. Nicholas on his conversion to Christianity." The mask on the right was collected by M. R. Harrington and is now in the American Museum of Natural History (see Harrington, Vestiges of Material Culture among the Candian Delawares, American Anthropologist n. s. 10 (3); 408-418; 1908--417 and Plate 26a; Religion and Ceremonies of the Lenape, Indian Notes and Monographs [volume 19], Museum of the American Indian, N. W., 1921, Plate 3b). --Information from W. C. Sturtevant
Black and white copy negative
Topic:
Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this
Lenape  Search this
Delaware (Lenape)  Search this
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
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Bureau of American Ethnology negatives
Bureau of American Ethnology negatives / Additional Materials / ANONYMOUS
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3730d3429-5374-4882-8f85-efd259e004c0
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-176-ref8828

"A War Dance"

Creator:
Cusick, David  Search this
Extent:
1 Photograph (8x10 in)
Culture:
Iroquois  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Local Numbers:
OPPS NEG.44542 B
Local Note:
Presumably drawn by David Cusick, a Tuscarora. See summary of Cusick drawings in BAE-A office files.
Black and white copy negative
Topic:
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
See more items in:
Bureau of American Ethnology negatives
Bureau of American Ethnology negatives / Additional Materials / Cusick, David
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw347f7f631-2a1d-400c-8ee8-bbe0a15ef74d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-176-ref9330

"A solo dancer (Omaha Indian)"

Creator:
Loeffell, Charles  Search this
Extent:
1 Photograph (8x10 in)
Culture:
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1920s
Biographical / Historical:
Date supplied from Dr Paul Vanderbilt. See correspondence in National Anthropological Archives permanent correspondence file.
Local Numbers:
OPPS NEG.57480
Local Note:
Information supplied by J.C. Ewers. Tribe and place supplied from captions on the nitrate movie film reviewed by John C. Ewers and Margaret C. Blaker in 1966.
Black and white copy film negative
Topic:
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
See more items in:
Bureau of American Ethnology negatives
Bureau of American Ethnology negatives / Additional Materials / Loeffell, Charles
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw359ac3835-34bd-408d-a5f3-0e6464b101a9
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-176-ref12027

"A solo dancer (Omaha Indian)"

Creator:
Loeffell, Charles  Search this
Extent:
1 Photograph (8x10 in)
Culture:
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1920s
Biographical / Historical:
Date supplied from Dr Paul Vanderbilt. See correspondence in National Anthropological Archives permanent correspondence file.
Local Numbers:
OPPS NEG.57481
Local Note:
Information supplied by J.C. Ewers. Tribe and place supplied from captions on the nitrate movie film reviewed by John C. Ewers and Margaret C. Blaker in 1966.
Black and white copy film negative
Topic:
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
See more items in:
Bureau of American Ethnology negatives
Bureau of American Ethnology negatives / Additional Materials / Loeffell, Charles
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw33d8e4ef6-da70-4614-9dfb-a8e9aa12c090
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-176-ref12028

"A solo dancer (Omaha Indian)"

Creator:
Loeffell, Charles  Search this
Extent:
1 Photograph (8x10 in)
Culture:
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1920s
Biographical / Historical:
Date supplied from Dr Paul Vanderbilt. See correspondence in National Anthropological Archives permanent correspondence file.
Local Numbers:
OPPS NEG.57482
Local Note:
Information supplied by J.C. Ewers. Tribe and place supplied from captions on the nitrate movie film reviewed by John C. Ewers and Margaret C. Blaker in 1966.
Black and white copy film negative
Topic:
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
See more items in:
Bureau of American Ethnology negatives
Bureau of American Ethnology negatives / Additional Materials / Loeffell, Charles
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3841466ca-90ba-4165-a051-8a7e93cf4f38
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-176-ref12029

"A solo dancer (Omaha Indian)"

Creator:
Loeffell, Charles  Search this
Extent:
1 Photograph (8x10 in)
Culture:
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1920s
Biographical / Historical:
Date supplied from Dr Paul Vanderbilt. See correspondence in National Anthropological Archives permanent correspondence file.
Local Numbers:
OPPS NEG.57483
Local Note:
Information supplied by J.C. Ewers. Tribe and place supplied from captions on the nitrate movie film reviewed by John C. Ewers and Margaret C. Blaker in 1966.
Black and white copy film negative
Topic:
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
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Bureau of American Ethnology negatives
Bureau of American Ethnology negatives / Additional Materials / Loeffell, Charles
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw389d64cfe-a3b3-4417-9341-39b40dfa59d5
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-176-ref12030

"A solo dancer (Omaha Indian)"

Creator:
Loeffell, Charles  Search this
Extent:
1 Photograph (8x10 in)
Culture:
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1920s
Biographical / Historical:
Date supplied from Dr Paul Vanderbilt. See correspondence in National Anthropological Archives permanent correspondence file.
Local Numbers:
OPPS NEG.57484
Local Note:
Information supplied by J.C. Ewers. Tribe and place supplied from captions on the nitrate movie film reviewed by John C. Ewers and Margaret C. Blaker in 1966.
Black and white copy film negative
Topic:
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
See more items in:
Bureau of American Ethnology negatives
Bureau of American Ethnology negatives / Additional Materials / Loeffell, Charles
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3eea27274-4ddc-4268-a09d-4b7eaf49726e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-176-ref12031

"Among the Winnebago Indians. Wah-con-ja-z-gah (Yellow Thunder) Warrior chief 120 y's old."

Creator:
Bennett, Henry Hamilton, of Kilbourn City, Wisconsin  Search this
Extent:
1 Photograph (4x5 in)
Culture:
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
ca 1880-90
Scope and Contents:
Old man and two young men in front of mat covered wigwams.
Biographical / Historical:
Photographer: H. H. Bennett, Kilbourn City, Wisconsin. (Number 277).

Date: Not recorded; probably ca 1880-90 according to G. H. Smith.
Local Numbers:
OPPS NEG.45479 H
Local Note:
Black and white copy negative
Topic:
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
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Bureau of American Ethnology negatives
Bureau of American Ethnology negatives / Additional Materials / Bennett, Henry Hamilton, of Kilbourn City, Wisconsin
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3879d9a9b-a3e5-41b0-b4db-f90cac4b24d2
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-176-ref11963

"Annie Edmons. Tina Faber. Wyondotte Mission, 1 mo. 1882 [i. e., first month, Quaker reckoning ?]."

Creator:
Concannon, T. M.  Search this
Extent:
1 Photograph (4x5 in)
Culture:
Wendat (Huron)  Search this
Wyandot  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1882
Biographical / Historical:
Photographer: T. M. Concannon, Baxter Springs, Kansas.
Local Numbers:
OPPS NEG.54571
Local Note:
Black and white copy negative
Topic:
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
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Bureau of American Ethnology negatives
Bureau of American Ethnology negatives / Additional Materials / Concannon, T. M.
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw32fa72889-cf50-4285-ad42-cc031874889c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-176-ref9261

"Annual presents to Nahneetis - cloth blankets: cloth petticoats; deerskin for mocassin; shirt; cotton kerchief; pattern for gown; leggins

Extent:
1 Photograph (8x10 in)
Culture:
Delaware -- Munsee  Search this
Munsee Delaware  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
ca 1861
Local Numbers:
OPPS NEG.742595
Local Note:
Black and white copy negative
Topic:
Lenape  Search this
Delaware (Lenape)  Search this
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
See more items in:
Bureau of American Ethnology negatives
Bureau of American Ethnology negatives / Additional Materials / ANONYMOUS
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3609ef65d-c7e8-4050-b004-8b3654e5d488
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-176-ref8830

"Atotarho, A Famous War Chief, Resided at Onondaga"

Creator:
Cusick, David  Search this
Extent:
1 Photograph (8x10 in)
Culture:
Iroquois  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Local Numbers:
OPPS NEG.44542
Local Note:
Presumably drawn by David Cusick, a Tuscarora. See summary of Cusick drawings in BAE-A office files.
Black and white copy negative
Topic:
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
See more items in:
Bureau of American Ethnology negatives
Bureau of American Ethnology negatives / Additional Materials / Cusick, David
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3225b6f68-3725-478b-a26a-178d3f9042c0
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-176-ref9328

"Be-bam-is-see (Flying Bird), chief of the Chippewas"

Creator:
Childs' Art Gallery of Marquette, Michigan  Search this
Names:
Be-bam-is-see (Chippewa)  Search this
Flying Bird (Chippewa)  Search this
Collection Collector:
Allen, George V.  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (7 x 3.5 in.)
Culture:
Chippewa  Search this
Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Scope and Contents:
The man is seated holding a cane. The item is number 87 of the series Gems of Lake Superior Scenery.
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.09951700
Other Title:
Gems of Lake Superior Scenery
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
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Topic:
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Collection Citation:
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw36c80aa5d-5600-453e-b703-ac16ad621015
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-90-1-ref1738

"Big Dog, leading Chippewa chief"

Creator:
Martin, James E., of St. Paul, Minnesota  Search this
Names:
Big Dog (Chippewa)  Search this
Collection Collector:
Allen, George V.  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (6.75 x 3.25 in.)
Culture:
Chippewa  Search this
Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Scope and Contents:
Studio portrait. The item is unnumbered but is part of the series Martin's Collection of Indian Portraits.
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.09859200
Other Title:
Martin's Collection of Indian Portraits
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
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Topic:
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Collection Citation:
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw32fddb09e-e315-482c-a3f0-4328de3988a0
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-90-1-ref894
Online Media:

"By the weeping waters: Chippewa Indian mourning song"

Composer:
Lieurance, Thurlow  Search this
Singer:
Watahwaso, Princess  Search this
Collection Collector:
Woodbury, Richard B. (Richard Benjamin), 1917-2009  Search this
Woodbury, Natalie Ferris Sampson  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (side )
Culture:
Chippewa  Search this
Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Scope and Contents:
Mezzo-soprano accompanied by piano and flute.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 7231 (part)
Local Note:
78 rpm shellac sound recording
Topic:
Music -- Chippewa  Search this
Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Collection Citation:
Manuscript 7231, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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MS 7231 Album of sound recordings of Native American songs and chants
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3688aade2-b4e2-4556-bbe7-c7b6f9675cb3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-ms7231-ref7

"Canoe building, Sault Ste Marie Rapids"

Creator:
Brubaker, C. B.  Search this
Extent:
1 Photograph (5x5 in)
Culture:
Chippewa  Search this
Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)  Search this
Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
before 1876
Scope and Contents:
Canoe builder probably Chippewa or Menominee. Note frame of shelter over canoe and builder.-- Information from G. H. Smith. (NO. 493)
Local Numbers:
OPPS NEG.45479 D
Local Note:
Black and white copy negative
Topic:
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
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Bureau of American Ethnology negatives
Bureau of American Ethnology negatives / Additional Materials / Brubaker, C. B.
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw38ee8779d-6ce1-4c7f-b26c-0e947a877209
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-176-ref7477

"Chief Black Hawk and Green Cloud and family"

Creator:
Keystone View Company  Search this
Names:
Black Hawk (Dakota (?)Winnebago (?))  Search this
Green Cloud, Dakota (?)  Search this
Collection Collector:
Allen, George V.  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (7 x 3.5 in.)
Culture:
Sioux  Search this
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)  Search this
Dakota (?) -- Oglala  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Scope and Contents:
The item is number 23095 of an unidentified series. The number 169 is stamped on the front of the photograph. Between the two men is a young woman with a baby. The item is identical to numbers 547 and 970 of Photo Lot 90-1.
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.09874500
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Topic:
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Collection Citation:
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw33b1f041b-0e2b-4195-89f0-f73c1c087bcc
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-90-1-ref1047

"Chief Black Hawk and Green Cloud and family"

Creator:
Keystone View Company  Search this
Names:
Black Hawk (Dakota (?)Winnebago (?))  Search this
Green Cloud, Dakota (?)  Search this
Collection Collector:
Allen, George V.  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (7 x 3.5 in.)
Culture:
Sioux  Search this
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)  Search this
Dakota (?) -- Oglala  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Scope and Contents:
The item is number 23095 of an unidentified series. The number 169 is stamped on the front of the photograph. Between the two men is a young woman with a baby. The item is identical to numbers 537 and 970 of Photo Lot 90-1.
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.09875500
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Topic:
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Collection Citation:
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3df267831-803f-42ea-bab2-1c7e21ab335f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-90-1-ref1057

"Chief Black Hawk and Green Cloud and family"

Creator:
Keystone View Company  Search this
Names:
Black Hawk (Dakota (?)Winnebago (?))  Search this
Green Cloud, Dakota (?)  Search this
Collection Collector:
Allen, George V.  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (7 x 3.5 in.)
Culture:
Sioux  Search this
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)  Search this
Dakota (?) -- Oglala  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Scope and Contents:
The item is number 23095 of an unidentified series. The number P169 is stamped on the front of the photograph. Between the two men is a young woman with a baby. The item is identical to numbers 537 and 547 of Photo Lot 90-1.
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.09918700
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Topic:
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Collection Citation:
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3e9121cea-45e1-43a3-abce-eded9d0d1e7f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-90-1-ref1490

"Chief Blackhead and family"

Creator:
H.C. White Company of North Bennington, Vermont  Search this
Names:
Blackhead, Winnebago  Search this
Collection Collector:
Allen, George V.  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (7 x 3.5 in.)
Culture:
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Scope and Contents:
Blackhead, his wife, and baby are posed outside a grass-covered dwelling. The item is number 6303 of an unidentified series. The item is identical to number 897 of Photo Lot 90-1.
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.09903700
Other Title:
The Perfect Stereograph
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
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Topic:
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Collection Citation:
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3227b1740-bdfb-46fb-8bd9-c257f6969fce
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-90-1-ref1340

"Chief Blackhead and family, Winnebago Indians"

Creator:
Keystone View Company  Search this
H.C. White Company of North Bennington, Vermont  Search this
Names:
Blackhead, Winnebago  Search this
Collection Collector:
Allen, George V.  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (7 x 3.5 in.)
Culture:
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Scope and Contents:
Blackhead, his wife, and baby are posed outside a grass-covered dwelling. The item is number W23322 of an unidentified series. The number I31 is stamped on the front. The item is identical to number 817 of Photo Lot 90-1.
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.09911400
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Topic:
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Collection Citation:
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3ca5dbf25-6861-44ee-9414-31c146a9ec8c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-90-1-ref1417

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