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Bones, stones, and Buddhist monks collected papers on the archaeology, epigraphy, and texts of monastic Buddhism in India Gregory Schopen

Author:
Schopen, Gregory  Search this
Physical description:
xvii, 298 pages 24 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
India
Inde
Indien
Date:
1997
Topic:
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism)  Search this
Buddhist antiquities  Search this
Buddhism--History  Search this
Buddhism  Search this
Vie religieuse et monastique--Bouddhisme  Search this
Antiquités bouddhiques  Search this
Bouddhisme--Histoire  Search this
Bouddhisme  Search this
11.93 Buddhism  Search this
Bhikku  Search this
Aufsatzsammlung  Search this
Buddhismus  Search this
Monnikenwezen  Search this
Geschiedbronnen  Search this
Archeologische vondsten  Search this
Boeddhisme  Search this
Monachisme et ordres religieux bouddhiques--Histoire  Search this
Vie religieuse et monastique  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1145335

New Testament Psalms and Proverbs Bible

Title:
Bible carried by James E. Brown during the Vietnam War
Published by:
Gideons International, American, founded 1899  Search this
Used by:
James Edward Brown II, American  Search this
Subject of:
United States Army, American, founded 1775  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D (closed): 5 × 3 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (12.7 × 8.3 × 3.2 cm)
Type:
Bibles
Place used:
Viet Nam, Asia
Cambodia, Asia
Date:
1968
Topic:
African American  Search this
Christianity  Search this
Faith  Search this
Military  Search this
Religion  Search this
Vietnam War, 1961-1975  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James Edward Brown, II
Object number:
2016.29
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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
Exhibition:
A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c19cf79b-9a97-476c-be7a-d29187f2f6e2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.29

Rifle and case owned by Lt. Colonel Charles Blackwood

Created by:
Winchester Repeating Arms Company, American, 1866 - 2006  Search this
J.M. Bucheimer Company, American, 1884 - 1969  Search this
Used by:
Lt. Colonel Charles J. Blackwood Sr., American, 1896 - 1982  Search this
Medium:
wood and metal with leather and thread
Dimensions:
H x W x D (.1a Rifle): 44 × 4 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (111.8 × 10.8 × 3.8 cm)
H x W x D (.1b Case): 47 × 7 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (119.4 × 19.1 × 3.8 cm)
Type:
rifles (long guns)
cases (containers)
Place made:
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
Frederick, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Date:
early 20th century
Topic:
African American  Search this
Military  Search this
World War I  Search this
World War II  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Beverly J. Blackwood in memory of Charles J. Blackwood, Sr.
Object number:
2018.13.1ab
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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Classification:
Tools and Equipment-Military
Tools and Equipment-Weapons and ammunition
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd535e3b362-f517-4d16-9f27-17342cdfec0b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.13.1ab
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Milky Way

Photograph by:
Lola Flash, American, born 1959  Search this
Subject of:
Lola Flash, American, born 1959  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (sheet): 24 × 36 in. (61 × 91.4 cm)
H x W (image): 22 1/2 × 30 1/16 in. (57.2 × 76.3 cm)
Type:
portraits
inkjet prints
Place depicted:
Villas, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2021
Topic:
African American  Search this
Freedom  Search this
Identity  Search this
LGBTQ  Search this
Photography  Search this
Prisons  Search this
Race discrimination  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, purchased through the American Women's History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative
Object number:
2021.57.7
Restrictions & Rights:
© Lola Flash
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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Portfolio/Series:
syzygy, the vision series
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Movement:
Afrofuturism
Exhibition:
Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience.
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd528c92d16-aa1a-4c6d-9fd0-3171864019a8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.57.7
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Photograph of bust of Georgia O'Keeffe by Arnold Rönnebeck

Subject:
O'Keeffe, Georgia  Search this
Rönnebeck, Arnold H.  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Date:
1926
Citation:
Photograph of bust of Georgia O'Keeffe by Arnold Rönnebeck, 1926. Arnold Rönnebeck and Louise Emerson Ronnebeck papers, 1884-2002. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)18488
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Arnold Rönnebeck and Louise Emerson Ronnebeck papers, 1884-2002
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_18488
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Ernst Herzfeld Papers

Topic:
Papyrus
Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Names:
Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum  Search this
Verlag Philipp von Zabern  Search this
Anistās Mārī, al-Karmilī, ab, 1866-1947  Search this
Becker, Carl Heinrich, 1876-1933  Search this
Bell, Gertrude Lowthian, 1868-1926  Search this
Berchem, Max van, 1863-1921  Search this
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Krefter, Friedrich, 1898-1995  Search this
Meyer, Eduard, 1855-1930  Search this
Sarre, Friedrich Paul Theodor, 1865-1945  Search this
Extent:
150 Linear feet (circa 30,000 items)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Blueprints
Journals (accounts)
Photographs
Clippings
Notebooks
Drawings
Sketchbooks
Articles
Paper squeezes
Correspondence
Diaries
Sketches
Rubbings
Place:
Turkey
Mesopotamia
Bakun, Tall-e (Iran)
Iran
Iraq
Lebanon
Persepolis (Iran)
Pasargadae (Extinct city)
Taq-e Bostan Site (Iran)
Sāmarrāʼ (Iraq)
Syria
Date:
1903-1947
Summary:
An outstanding scholar in the field of Iranian studies, Ernst Herzfeld (1879--1948) explored all phases of Near Eastern culture from the prehistoric period to Islamic times. This collection documents Herzfeld's excavations at Samarra, Persepolis, Pasargadae, and Aleppo and includes correspondence; field notebooks; drawings; sketchbooks; inventories of objects; "squeeze" copies of architectural details; and photographs.
Scope and Contents:
Papers (1899--1962) of German born archaeologist Ernst Emil Herzfeld (1879--1948), a preeminent scholar of Near Eastern and Iranian studies. The collection measures 150 linear feet (circa 30,000 items) and documents Herzfeld's work as a pioneer in the field and sheds light on his excavations at Samarra, Persepolis, Pasargadae, and Aleppo. Formats include correspondence; field notebooks; drawings; sketchbooks; inventories of objects; "squeeze" copies of architectural details; and photographs.
Arrangement:
This collection is organized into seven series.

Series 1: Travel journals

Series 2: Sketchbooks

Series 3: Notebooks

Series 4: Photographic files 1-42

Series 5: Drawings and maps

Series 6: Squeezes

Series 7: Samarra Expedition
Biographical / Historical:
The Ernst Herzfeld Papers document the career of Ernst Herzfeld (1879--1948), a German architect, archaeologist, and historian of Islamic and Pre-Islamic studies. After training as an architect he studied archaeology under Delitzch from 1903 to 1906 at the excavations at Assur in Mesopotamia. A student of Latin, Greek, Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Hebrew, Herzfeld received a doctorate in Humanistic Studies at universities in Munich and Berlin in 1907. His work with Friedrich Sarre to survey the monuments of the Tigris-Euphrates valleys resulted in landmark studies in architectural history, published in 1911 and 1920.

In 1920 Herzfeld was appointed to the chair of Historical Geography in Berlin and began his excavation at Samarra. Herzfeld's work there led to a six-volume publication. He published widely throughout his life on the sources of Islamic architecture and ornament, including the Royal Palace at Persepolis.

From 1934 until the end of his life Herzfeld spent his time producing many books and articles, lecturing, and working at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton (1936--1945.) Many of his works continue to be published post-humously.

1879 July 23 -- Born in Celle, Germany.

1897 -- Received diploma from Joachimsthaler Gymnasium, Berlin.

1897-circa 1898 -- Fulfilled military service.

circa 1899 -- Studied architecture at the Technical University and Assyriology, art history, and philosophy at the Friedrich-Wilhems Universität in Berlin.

1903 -- Passed exam in structural engineering.

1903-1905 -- Assistant to Walter Andrae (1875-1956) in Assur.

1905-1906 -- Traveled throughout Iran and Iraq.

1907 -- Excavation in Cilicia. Passed oral exam in February. Awarded doctorate in Humanistic Studies by Friedrich-Wilhems Universtät zu Berlin. After receiving Ph.D. traveled extensively in Syria and Iraq with Friedrich Sarre, director of the Islamic Museum in Berlin.

1910 -- Herzfeld and Sarre jointly publish, Iranische Felsreliefs (Berlin, 1910).

1911-1913 -- Field Director under direction of Sarre during expedition to Samarra.

circa 1914 -- Drafted into service in France and Poland during World War I. Sent to Iraq where he functioned as a surveyor.

1916 -- Father died.

1917 -- Appointed associate professor for Historical Geography and Art History of the Ancient Orient at Berlin. Along with Friedrich Sarre and others, founded the German-Persian Society to increase cultural and economic exchange between Germany and Persia.

1920 -- Appointed world's first full professor of Near Eastern Archeology. Begins excavation at Samarra.

1922 -- Mother died.

1923-1934 -- In Persia, where he completed many excavations and studies.

1928 -- Excavation at Pasargadae.

1931-1934 -- Appointed director of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago and moved to Persepolis.

1934 -- As grandson of Jews, Nazi legislation expelling state employees of Jewish descent forced Herzfeld to retire as a professor employed by the state. Moved to London.

1936 -- Delivered Lowell Lectures. Moved to Boston. Lectured on Iranian history and appointed a member of the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study.

1944 -- Retired from Princeton University.

1948 January 20 -- Died.
Provenance:
Ernst Herzfeld donated his papers to the Freer Gallery of Art in 1946.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Topic:
Ayyubids  Search this
Art of the Islamic World  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
History  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Pottery  Search this
Description and Travel  Search this
Decoration and ornament  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Aerial photography  Search this
Abbasids  Search this
Religious buildings  Search this
Numismatics  Search this
Inscriptions  Search this
Architectural drawing  Search this
Genre/Form:
Blueprints
Journals (accounts)
Photographs
Clippings
Notebooks
Drawings
Sketchbooks
Articles
Paper Squeezes
Correspondence
Diaries
Sketches
Rubbings
Citation:
Ernst Herzfeld Papers. FSA.A.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Ernst Herzfeld, 1946.
Identifier:
FSA.A.06
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Ernst Herzfeld Papers
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc3d8456fbe-98f6-4159-bd2f-c485379b84a7
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-fsa-a-06
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Condums

Measurements:
overall: 2 1/8 in x 1 5/8 in x 3/8 in; 5.3975 cm x 4.1275 cm x .9525 cm
Object Name:
Prophylactic
contraceptive, condom
Place made:
United States: Ohio, Akron
Subject:
Sexually Transmitted Diseases  Search this
Sex  Search this
ID Number:
1983.0871.90
Accession number:
1983.0871
Catalog number:
1983.0871.90
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-1139-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_892358
Online Media:

Condoms

Maker:
Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 2 3/8 in x 5 in x 1 1/4 in; 6.0325 cm x 12.7 cm x 3.175 cm
Object Name:
contraceptive, condom
Other Terms:
Contraceptives; Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid
Place made:
United States: New Jersey, Raritan
Made at:
United States: New Jersey, Raritan
Date made:
after 1972
Subject:
Sex  Search this
Birth Control/Contraception  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Gladys Abell and Lester D. Johnson, Jr., M.D.
ID Number:
1981.0760.081
Accession number:
1981.0760
Catalog number:
1981.0760.081
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-9dc0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_730789
Online Media:

Apollo 11 Plaque Unveiled and Read by Neil Armstrong

Creator:
National Air and Space Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2009-07-08T20:27:40.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences  Search this
See more by:
airandspace
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
YouTube Channel:
airandspace
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_6gEGi8FL43k

Reading Maya Hieroglyphs

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2012-06-18T15:15:51.000Z
YouTube Category:
Entertainment  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
See more by:
SmithsonianNMAI
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_myWy2TJBDXE

The Cyrus Cylinder: The Discovery and Creation of an Icon

Creator:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2013-05-20T20:12:53.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, Asian  Search this
See more by:
FreerSackler
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
YouTube Channel:
FreerSackler
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_Q2qKQngMszM

A Secret Inside Lincoln's Watch

Creator:
National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2009-03-17T19:21:14.000Z
YouTube Category:
News & Politics  Search this
Topic:
American History  Search this
See more by:
SmithsonianAmHistory
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianAmHistory
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_3hcMctdu-fs

Volta Labs Recording 2

Creator:
National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2011-12-14T19:53:56.000Z
YouTube Category:
Science & Technology  Search this
Topic:
American History  Search this
See more by:
SmithsonianAmHistory
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianAmHistory
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_MOsf7ffEP7c

Fascinating Structure Inside Ancient Tomb: "False Door" to the Underworld 🚪 Smithsonian Channel

Creator:
Smithsonian Channel  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2022-01-06T17:00:21.000Z
YouTube Category:
Entertainment  Search this
See more by:
smithsonianchannel
Data Source:
Smithsonian Channel
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianchannel
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_Z19p4RKfnig

This 3000 Year-old ‘Oracle Bone’ Helps Pick a Shang Dynasty Queen 👑 Smithsonian Channel

Creator:
Smithsonian Channel  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2022-10-24T16:00:18.000Z
YouTube Category:
Entertainment  Search this
See more by:
smithsonianchannel
Data Source:
Smithsonian Channel
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianchannel
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edanmdm:yt_ZmpGLb5_K3g

Hydrometer

Associated Name:
E. E. Dickinson & Co.  Search this
Maker:
E. E. Dickinson & Co.  Search this
Physical Description:
glass, ?, transparent (overall material)
metal (overall material)
paper (overall material)
wood (case material)
Measurements:
overall: 6 1/2 in x 1 7/16 in; 16.51 cm x 3.683 cm
Object Name:
Hydrometer, Beaume
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Essex
ID Number:
MG.M-12888.01
Catalog number:
M-12888
Accession number:
288176
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-706c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_729330
Online Media:

Hydrometer

Maker:
E. E. Dickinson & Co.  Search this
Physical Description:
glass (overall material)
metal (overall material)
paper (overall material)
wood (case material)
Measurements:
overall: 6 1/2 in x 1 7/16 in; 16.51 cm x 3.683 cm
Object Name:
Hydrometer, Beaume
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Essex
ID Number:
MG.M-12888.06
Catalog number:
M-12888
Accession number:
288176
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-7089-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_729335
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Message to the Grass Roots from Malcolm X

Recorded by:
Malcolm X, American, 1925 - 1965  Search this
Published by:
Afro Records  Search this
Medium:
vinyl, cardboard, paper, ink
Dimensions:
Diameter (disc): 12 in. (30.5 cm)
H x W (cardboard sleeve): 12 3/8 x 12 3/8 in. (31.4 x 31.4 cm)
Type:
record covers
long-playing records
Place depicted:
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1965
Topic:
African American  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Islam  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:
2012.88.7ab
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Audio Recordings
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Black Nationalism
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b0782231-60d6-4505-b505-a6816637dfc6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.88.7ab

Moslem World & The U.S.A.

Published by:
Abdul Basit Naeem, Pakistani  Search this
Edited by:
Abdul Basit Naeem, Pakistani  Search this
Subject of:
Malcolm X, American, 1925 - 1965  Search this
Elijah Muhammad, American, 1897 - 1975  Search this
Owned by:
Lloyd W. Yearwood, American, 1925 - 2011  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 8 12/16 x 6 in (22.22 x 15.24 cm)
Type:
magazines
Place made:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Egypt, North Africa, Africa
Algeria, Central Africa, Africa
India, Asia
Libya, North Africa, Africa
Date:
August - September 1956
Topic:
African American  Search this
Africa  Search this
International affairs  Search this
Islam  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Nation of Islam  Search this
Religion  Search this
U.S. History, 1953-1961  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2014.150.11.12
Restrictions & Rights:
© Estate of Lloyd W. Yearwood
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5255cb2c5-cdc0-4923-9432-78cc2c5fa4ab
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.150.11.12

Photograph of Malcolm X and Kenneth Kaunda

Photograph by:
Lloyd W. Yearwood, American, 1925 - 2011  Search this
Subject of:
Malcolm X, American, 1925 - 1965  Search this
Kenneth David Kaunda, Zambian, 1924 - 2021  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 9 ½ x 7 ½ in (24.13 x 19.05 cm)
H x W (sheet): 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.32 cm)
Type:
photomechanical prints
Place made:
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1960
Topic:
African American  Search this
Africa  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Islam  Search this
Photography  Search this
Politics  Search this
U.S. History, 1953-1961  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2014.150.7.56
Restrictions & Rights:
© Estate of Lloyd W. Yearwood
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
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/fd5a1f165f5-2f6b-4840-87e6-507db69d3d5a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.150.7.56
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