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Minstrel Shows, to the Civil War, T - Z

Series Creator:
DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997  Search this
Container:
Box 64, Folder G
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1828-1864
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Series Citation:
The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music / 3.1: Minstrel Shows and Blackface Entertainers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep855d1ccd7-e7ef-4a27-a3f3-2665ef622527
EDAN-URL:
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Instrumental Minstrel Show Music, to the Civil War ca. 1840-1860 A - E

Series Creator:
DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997  Search this
Container:
Box 64, Folder H
Type:
Archival materials
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Series Citation:
The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music / 3.1: Minstrel Shows and Blackface Entertainers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep80bfb159f-2240-4904-876a-e7d1c19d7d75
EDAN-URL:
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Instrumental Minstrel Show Music, F - Z

Series Creator:
DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997  Search this
Container:
Box 65, Folder I
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents note:
All of the items are for solo piano and most are arrangements of songs as theme and variations, and quicksteps. A few of the sheets have illustrated lithographic covers. See also 3.1 J. (32 items)
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Series Citation:
The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music / 3.1: Minstrel Shows and Blackface Entertainers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep84812b27f-b1e9-4848-a7e0-e562dafd4d8a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0300-s03-ref23

Miss Lucy Long, Old Dan Tucker

Series Creator:
DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997  Search this
Container:
Box 65, Folder J
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1840-1850
Scope and Contents note:
These items are folios of at least two songs. The songs Miss Lucy Long and Old Dan Tucker are especially present. Some arrangements are for solo piano and some are presented as cotillions for dancing (instructions included). (19 items)
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Series Citation:
The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music / 3.1: Minstrel Shows and Blackface Entertainers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep84e7396be-293f-4f45-96b1-b64f61ff579d
EDAN-URL:
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Wait for the Wagon

Series Creator:
DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997  Search this
Container:
Box 65, Folder K
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1851-1852
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Series Citation:
The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music / 3.1: Minstrel Shows and Blackface Entertainers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8209ce75d-e769-458d-a616-85eb4a436c46
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0300-s03-ref27

Zip Coon

Series Creator:
DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997  Search this
Container:
Box 65, Folder L
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1834
Scope and Contents note:
The sheets have illustrated lithographic covers. (4 items)
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Series Citation:
The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music / 3.1: Minstrel Shows and Blackface Entertainers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep897c9d59b-2581-4cc7-a611-c04a331d75ac
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0300-s03-ref28

Emmett, Daniel Decatur

Series Creator:
DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997  Search this
Container:
Box 65, Folder M
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1843-1903
Scope and Contents note:
Dan Emmett was a minstrel performer and songwriter; he is the composer for all of these items. Most of the sheets are editions of Dixie's Land or Jordan is a Hard Road to Travel. (9 items)
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Series Citation:
The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music / 3.1: Minstrel Shows and Blackface Entertainers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8179323dd-20e1-446f-b8e3-e04461b296e1
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0300-s03-ref30

Early Minstrel Troupes

Series Creator:
DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997  Search this
Container:
Box 65, Folder N
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1844-1849
Scope and Contents note:
A variety of troupes are pictured on the lithographic covers. (13 items)
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Series Citation:
The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music / 3.1: Minstrel Shows and Blackface Entertainers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8e3e006f2-55da-40f7-ab92-a37938b9674c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0300-s03-ref32

Buckley's Serenaders, A - L

Series Creator:
DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997  Search this
Container:
Box 66, Folder O
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1849-1874
Scope and Contents note:
These song covers give performance credit to the early minstrel group Buckley's Serenaders. Many pieces are composed by Frederick Buckley. One sheet is an arrangement for Spanish guitar and voice. (34 items)
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Series Citation:
The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music / 3.1: Minstrel Shows and Blackface Entertainers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a2ce2167-2b49-4785-a542-bf2a80c293ee
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0300-s03-ref34

Buckley's Seranaders, M - Z

Series Creator:
DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997  Search this
Container:
Box 66, Folder P
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1849-1874
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Series Citation:
The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music / 3.1: Minstrel Shows and Blackface Entertainers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep800707dcd-b78d-4245-b86e-ca576580799b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0300-s03-ref36

Christy Minstrels, A - J

Series Creator:
DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997  Search this
Container:
Box 66, Folder Q
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1847-1875
Scope and Contents note:
"Melodies as sung by Christy's Minstrels." Most of the items date from the 1840s-1850s. Several sheets are British imprints. Some of the covers feature an illustration of the company. (53 items)
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Series Citation:
The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music / 3.1: Minstrel Shows and Blackface Entertainers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8675f3d5d-e276-4d88-9cd6-16b3345d2df8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0300-s03-ref37

Christy Minstrels, K - R

Series Creator:
DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997  Search this
Container:
Box 66, Folder R
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1847-1875
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Series Citation:
The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music / 3.1: Minstrel Shows and Blackface Entertainers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b23349d2-b9af-468d-803e-5e8297712a2c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0300-s03-ref39

Christy Minstrels, S - Z

Series Creator:
DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997  Search this
Container:
Box 67, Folder S
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1847-1875
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Series Citation:
The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music / 3.1: Minstrel Shows and Blackface Entertainers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep84d2eefb6-88f8-433c-8ad9-066d0d878cb8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0300-s03-ref40

Minstrel Shows, post-Civil War, A - I

Series Creator:
DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997  Search this
Container:
Box 67, Folder T
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1867-1945
Scope and Contents note:
Most of the material dates from the 1870s to the 1910s. Some items are from shows, but many are about minstrel shows, often a 20th century nostalgic longing for the "good old minstrel show." (54 items)
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Series Citation:
The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music / 3.1: Minstrel Shows and Blackface Entertainers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8562c804e-f130-4c4d-8b87-7a031a697bac
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0300-s03-ref41

Minstrel Shows, post-Civil War, J - Z

Series Creator:
DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997  Search this
Container:
Box 67, Folder U
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1867-1945
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Series Citation:
The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music / 3.1: Minstrel Shows and Blackface Entertainers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep808c1bc20-c191-46cb-8c4c-4f78f47b7dd2
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0300-s03-ref43

Minstrel Show Entertainers, post-Civil War

Series Creator:
DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997  Search this
Container:
Box 67, Folder V
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1898-1923
Scope and Contents note:
The entertainer's photograph is on the cover. See also 3.1 T-U. (21 items)
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Series Citation:
The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music / 3.1: Minstrel Shows and Blackface Entertainers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c54aaeb9-cda9-46e5-84cb-5fe8ca596621
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0300-s03-ref44

Blackface Entertainers, 20th century, A - I

Series Creator:
DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997  Search this
Container:
Box 68, Folder W
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1910-1950
Scope and Contents note:
Most of these entertainers worked in vaudeville or on the radio. The majority of items date from the 1920s to the 1930s. Also included is one 1945 folio of the radio team Mustard and Gravy. (58 items)
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Series Citation:
The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music / 3.1: Minstrel Shows and Blackface Entertainers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85a219365-dd5d-4bab-b123-2714dae83b38
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0300-s03-ref46

Blackface Entertainers, 20th century, J - Z

Series Creator:
DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997  Search this
Container:
Box 68, Folder X
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1910-1950
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Series Citation:
The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music / 3.1: Minstrel Shows and Blackface Entertainers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8fc09fc5b-9ba2-4522-9f69-5f4a49d03144
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0300-s03-ref48

Amos n' Andy

Series Creator:
DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997  Search this
Container:
Box 68, Folder Y
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1925-1978
Scope and Contents note:
Freeman F. Gosden and Charles J. Correll ("Amos 'n Andy") were the most popular radio blackface comedy team. (19 items)
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Series Citation:
The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music / 3.1: Minstrel Shows and Blackface Entertainers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b6a36675-106d-48ed-93a1-f17fdde92bcb
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0300-s03-ref49

Bernard, Al, A - L

Series Creator:
DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997  Search this
Container:
Box 68, Folder Z
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1920-1940
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Series Citation:
The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music / 3.1: Minstrel Shows and Blackface Entertainers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8d7cb26cc-8cea-47a5-abbb-30ee7608274e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0300-s03-ref51

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