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"Oratory Pin, 1906"

Medium:
metal
Dimensions:
2 1/16 × 1 7/16 × 3/16 in. (5.3 × 3.6 × 0.5 cm)
Type:
pin
Accession Number:
2010.0007.0005
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Anacostia Community Museum Collection
Data Source:
Anacostia Community Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dl8fef79bde-06ba-4daf-9a61-52a21b8b69bf
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:acm_2010.0007.0005
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"That's what they used to say" : reflections on American Indian oral traditions / Donald L. Fixico

Title:
Reflections on American Indian oral traditions
Author:
Fixico, Donald Lee 1951-  Search this
Physical description:
xiii, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Type:
Folklore
Place:
North America
Date:
2017
Topic:
Oral tradition  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1090723

"Veep": Former Vice-President Alben W. Barkley Tells His Own Story

Creator:
Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956  Search this
Producer:
Shalett, Sidney, 1911-1965  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 5 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
United States -- History
Contents:
Early Days: Birth, Hard Work, Hog Calling, "Alben," Shoe: Hitching your wagon to a star--Speech on American statesmenship--Campaign food--Horse and a job--Fishing--Old fashioned oratory
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-5RR-6019
General:
Folkways 3870

CDR copy
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
United States -- History  Search this
Vice-Presidents--United States  Search this
Politicians  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-5RR-6019
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Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / Commercial / Folkways Recordings
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk544431994-a0b6-4ac4-8c04-cf75af0edf8e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref27903

(Municipal Auditorium Reliefs), (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Stewart, Albert 1900-1965  Search this
Carver:
Alberici, Vincent d. 1987  Search this
Architectural firm:
Gentry, Voskamp & Neville  Search this
Hoit, Price & Barnes  Search this
Contractor:
Royal Granite Company  Search this
Medium:
Granite
Type:
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Kansas City, Missouri Architectural Division 414 East 12th Street, 17th floor Kansas City Missouri 64106
Located Municipal Auditorium 211 West 13th Street Kansas City Missouri
Date:
1933-1934
Topic:
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Drama  Search this
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Industry  Search this
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Agriculture  Search this
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Music  Search this
Occupation--Transportation  Search this
Occupation--Sport  Search this
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Control number:
IAS MO000090
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_316777

22c Ratification by Maryland single

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 2342
Medium:
paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / lithography, engraving
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
Maryland
United States of America
Date:
February 15, 1988
Topic:
Ships & Waterways  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Credit line:
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Object number:
1993.2070.112
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm86eee485c-4b33-4c68-8ab0-2750c99080c0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1993.2070.112

32c John Henry single

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 3085
Medium:
paper; ink (multicolored)/ lithographed
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
July 11, 1996
Topic:
Contemporary (1990-present)  Search this
Literature  Search this
Black Heritage  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Credit line:
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Object number:
1998.2008.436
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm801e05deb-8748-4eae-a3b4-5de091f1a279
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1998.2008.436

32c Mighty Casey single

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 3083
Medium:
paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / lithography
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
July 11, 1996
Topic:
Literature  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Credit line:
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Object number:
1998.2010.324
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8feaaba56-29fa-4f9d-8a2a-b35fe8643025
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1998.2010.324

32c Paul Bunyan single

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 3084
Medium:
paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / lithography
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
July 11, 1996
Topic:
Literature  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Credit line:
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Object number:
1998.2010.327
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm841858ea9-5b7d-4d62-abee-ba0d5550eccb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1998.2010.327

32c Pecos Bill single

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 3086
Medium:
paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / lithography
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
July 11, 1996
Topic:
Literature  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Credit line:
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Object number:
1998.2010.333
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8aed2fa69-53a8-423c-8052-3cf74fa9a3ad
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1998.2010.333

"Recollection" in The Annual Register, Or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature, For the Year 1772

Edited by:
Unidentified  Search this
Written by:
Phillis Wheatley Peters, American, ca. 1753 - 1784  Search this
Published by:
James Dodsley, English, 1724 - 1797  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with leather and cardboard
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 8 1/4 × 5 1/2 × 1 9/16 in. (21 × 14 × 4 cm)
Type:
hardcover books
Place printed:
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Date:
1773
Topic:
African American  Search this
Literature  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
A2021.113.1.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Phillis Wheatley Peters Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
Anti-slavery movements
Abolitionist movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50425d2f7-b60f-4396-a797-15582ac98789
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_A2021.113.1.1
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A Memorial of the Martyred Lovejoy

Written by:
David Root  Search this
Subject of:
Elijah Parish Lovejoy, American, 1802 - 1837  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 1/16 x 5 5/16 in. (20.5 x 13.5 cm)
Type:
sermons
Place printed:
Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Alton, Madison County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1837
Topic:
African American  Search this
Antislavery  Search this
Christianity  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Oratory  Search this
Religion  Search this
U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this
Violence  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2010.1.40
Restrictions & Rights:
Public Domain
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
Anti-slavery movements
Exhibition:
Slavery and Freedom
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd560c1b9fe-9285-4faa-b4f1-1d0edfbc9aef
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.1.40
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A. Phillip Randolph

Photograph by:
Frank Espada, Puerto Rican, 1930 - 2014  Search this
Subject of:
A. Philip Randolph, American, 1889 - 1979  Search this
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place depicted:
Albany, Albany County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1964
Topic:
African American  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Oratory  Search this
Photography  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
Object number:
2021.53.23
Restrictions & Rights:
© Estate of Frank Espada
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d8249bd0-f105-450d-a54a-ad44535b8574
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.53.23
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Abbott's Monthly Vol. II No. 1

Created by:
Abbott's Monthly, American, 1929 - 1933  Search this
Published by:
Robert Sengstacke Abbott, American, 1830 - 1940  Search this
Edited by:
Lucius Clinton Harper, American, 1895 - 1952  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 11 3/8 x 8 9/16 x 1/4 in. (28.9 x 21.7 x 0.6 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place made:
3435 Indiana Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Date:
January 1931
Topic:
African American  Search this
Bahá'í faith  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Literature  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bobbie Ross in memory of Elizabeth Dillard
Object number:
2012.84.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd550285a19-5e43-45c9-a3bc-b4080d03c637
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.84.2
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Acceptance Speeches: Communist Candidates in Presidential Elections

Published by:
Workers Library Publishers, Inc., American, founded 1930  Search this
Written by:
Earl Russell Browder, American, 1891 - 1973  Search this
James W. Ford, American, 1893 - 1957  Search this
Subject of:
Communist Party of the United States of America, American, founded 1919  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 7 x 5 1/16 in. (17.8 x 12.8 cm)
Type:
pamphlets
speeches
Place made:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1936
Topic:
African American  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Oratory  Search this
Political organizations  Search this
Politics  Search this
U.S. History, 1933-1945  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
Object number:
2010.55.31
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e1ad6294-c058-4c7b-8063-dbf8a9ba49b8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.55.31

African American History

Created by:
Joe Schwartz, American, 1913 - 2013  Search this
Subject of:
Hugh Mulzac, American, 1886 - 1971  Search this
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place depicted:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1948
Topic:
African American  Search this
Military  Search this
Oratory  Search this
Photography  Search this
World War II  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
Object number:
2010.74.143
Restrictions & Rights:
© Joe Schwartz
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd511353276-5c15-4b46-b4fb-d69b806d5d7b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.74.143

An Essay on the Causes of the Variety of Complexion and Figure in the Human Species

Title:
Essay on equality citing the poems of Phillis Wheatley
Written by:
Samuel Stanhope Smith, American, 1751 - 1819  Search this
Subject of:
Phillis Wheatley Peters, American, ca. 1753 - 1784  Search this
Published by:
J. Simpson & Co., American  Search this
Williams and Whiting, American  Search this
Printed by:
L. Deare, American  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 8 7/8 × 5 3/4 × 1 7/16 in. (22.6 × 14.6 × 3.7 cm)
Type:
essays
hardcover books
Place printed:
New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1810
Topic:
African American  Search this
Literature  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
A2021.113.1.18
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Phillis Wheatley Peters Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
Anti-slavery movements
Abolitionist movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ae73d940-c763-48f0-929f-b801a3a4ba0e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_A2021.113.1.18
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An invited speaker addresses the audience inside Ebenezer Baptist Church at the first birthday celebration of Dr. King in 1969

Photograph by:
Horace C. Henry, American, born 1948  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886  Search this
Printed by:
Unidentified  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Type:
inkjet prints
Place captured:
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
January 15, 1969; printed 2011
Topic:
African American  Search this
Baptist  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Oratory  Search this
Photography  Search this
Religion  Search this
Religious rituals and ceremonies  Search this
The Black Church  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Horace C. Henry
Object number:
2011.94.13
Restrictions & Rights:
© Horace Henry
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series:
One Day in January: A Collection of Images Taken at Dr. King’s First Memorial Service
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c9b7e74a-02f6-4a78-8dac-966abd50e544
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.94.13
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Andrew Young addressing he audience at the first birthday celebration in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Photograph by:
Horace C. Henry, American, born 1948  Search this
Subject of:
Andrew Jackson Young, American, born 1932  Search this
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886  Search this
Printed by:
Unidentified  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Type:
inkjet prints
Place captured:
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
January 15, 1969; printed 2011
Topic:
African American  Search this
Baptist  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Oratory  Search this
Photography  Search this
Politics  Search this
Religion  Search this
Religious rituals and ceremonies  Search this
The Black Church  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Horace C. Henry
Object number:
2011.94.20
Restrictions & Rights:
© Horace Henry
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series:
One Day in January: A Collection of Images Taken at Dr. King’s First Memorial Service
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e750598d-79d5-4435-995b-f17eed7ecc9d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.94.20
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Bayard Rustin at the NAACP Conference

Photograph by:
Frank Espada, Puerto Rican, 1930 - 2014  Search this
Subject of:
Bayard Rustin, American, 1912 - 1987  Search this
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Type:
inkjet prints
Place depicted:
Albany, Albany County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1967; printed later
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Communities  Search this
Oratory  Search this
Photography  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
Object number:
2021.53.29
Restrictions & Rights:
© Estate of Frank Espada
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd544ae2468-beb2-4d5c-97ac-fec023bbb0cb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.53.29
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Black Delegates Challenge Mississippi Democrats

Created by:
George Ballis, American, 1925 - 2010  Search this
Subject of:
Ella Baker, American, 1903 - 1986  Search this
Michael Schwerner, American, 1939 - 1964  Search this
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 6 11/16 x 9 11/16 in. (17 x 24.6 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
H x W (Mat): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Place depicted:
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1964
Topic:
African American  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Oratory  Search this
Photography  Search this
Politics  Search this
Suffrage  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2012.107.2
Restrictions & Rights:
© 1976 George Ballis ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Mississippi Freedom Summer
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d99fb497-9297-4df0-ac33-219c3c5732ef
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.107.2

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