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C. Hart Merriam photographs of Native Americans

Creator:
Merriam, C. Hart (Clinton Hart), 1855-1942  Search this
Photographer:
Boysen Studio  Search this
Diller, J. S.  Search this
Harrington, John Peabody, 1884-1961  Search this
Henshaw, Henry W. (Henry Wetherbee), 1850-1930  Search this
Meddaugh, O. E.  Search this
Names:
Muir, John, 1838-1914  Search this
Talbot, Zenaida Merriam (photographer)  Search this
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910  Search this
Extent:
5,000 Items (glass negatives, film negatives, lantern slides, and some prints)
Culture:
Apache  Search this
Athapascan Indians  Search this
Achomawi (Pit River)  Search this
Jicarilla Apache  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New  Search this
Atsugewi (Hat Creek)  Search this
Patwin  Search this
Karuk (Karok)  Search this
Klamath  Search this
Hopi Pueblo  Search this
Shasta  Search this
Shoshone  Search this
Pomo  Search this
Paiute  Search this
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone  Search this
Akimel O'odham (Pima)  Search this
Kutzadika'a (Mono Paiute)  Search this
Diné (Navajo)  Search this
Niimíipuu (Nez Perce)  Search this
Ohlone (Costano)  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Basin  Search this
Payómkawichum (Luiseño)  Search this
Maidu  Search this
Mewuk (Miwok)  Search this
Modoc  Search this
Klikitat  Search this
Laguna Indians  Search this
Indians of North America -- California  Search this
Yana  Search this
Wintu  Search this
Yokuts  Search this
Yokayo Pomo  Search this
Pueblo  Search this
Tolowa  Search this
Taos Indians  Search this
Washo Indians  Search this
Wasco  Search this
Nisenan Indians  Search this
Indians of North America -- Subarctic  Search this
Indians of North America -- Plateau  Search this
Hupa  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Lantern slides
Photographs
Date:
circa 1902-1938
Scope and Contents note:
Photographs depicting Native American baskets and portraits of Native Americans with whom C. Hart Merriam worked, as well as scenic views and images of animals and plants, mostly in California. Many of the photographs were made by Merriam himself or his daughter Zenaida Merriam Talbot. In addition, Merriam collected photographs from other researchers and photographers, including J. S. Diller, John Peabody Harrington, Henry Wetherbee Henshaw, and O. E. Meddaugh. There are also images acquired from the Boysen Studio of Yosemite and photographs of Mark Twain, John Muir, basketmaker Maggie James, and Merriam's family.
Biographical/Historical note:
Clinton Hart Merriam (1855-1942) was a Columbia University-educated physician who worked as a naturalist, including as head of the Biological Survey for the US Department of Agriculture. He joined the Harriman Alaska Expedition as a zoologist in 1899. In 1910, he left the USDA and began to conduct research among California tribes. Financed by Mary W. Harriman and the E. H. Harriman Fund administered by the Smithsonian, he researched tribes' vocabularies, history, mythology, crafts (particularly basketmaking) until about 1936. His resarch was assisted by his daughter, Zenaida, who took photographs and painted glass slides for him. Merriam served as President of the Anthropological Society of Washington in 1920-1921.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 74-27
General note:
Additional information supplied by Marvin Shodas.
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Merriam's notes held in the National Anthropological Archives in MS 1563 and in the Smithsonian Institution Archives in SIA Acc. 12-264.
Additional photographs by Merriam held in the National Museum of American Indian Archives in the Mary Harriman Rumsey Photograph Collection and the Harriman Alaska Expedition Photograph Collection.
Correspondence from Merriam held in the National Anthropological Archives in MS 4558, the Department of Anthropology records (Manuscript and Pamphlet file), Bureau of American Ethnology records, J.C. Pilling Papers, Ales Hrdlicka Papers, and Jesse Logan Nusbaum Papers.
The Bancroft Library at University of California, Berkeley holds the C. Hart Merriam Papers, C. Hart Merriam Collection of Native American Photographs (prints corresponding to negatives in this collection), and C. Hart Merriam pictorial collection.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Topic:
Baskets  Search this
Genre/Form:
Lantern slides
Photographs
Citation:
Photo lot 74-27, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.74-27
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3deff9e69-60c3-4ce5-83a4-22711ef14333
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-74-27

Woman

Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology  Search this
Extent:
1 Photomechanical print (004 in x 002 in)
Container:
Box VII:1, Folder 23
Culture:
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Basin  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photomechanical prints
Photographs
Date:
undated
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.00864901
Local Note:
Black and white photomechanical print
Place:
California
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo Lot 24 SPC Basin Panamint No # 00864901, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects
Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects / Series 1: America north of Mexico / Basin / Panamint
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw375cd6e78-1573-4e1f-b17b-589293fac45d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-24-ref10296

Woman

Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology  Search this
Extent:
1 Photomechanical print (004 in x 002 in)
Container:
Box VII:1, Folder 23
Culture:
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Basin  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photomechanical prints
Photographs
Date:
undated
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.00864902
Local Note:
Black and white photomechanical print
Place:
California
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo Lot 24 SPC Basin Panamint No # 00864902, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects
Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects / Series 1: America north of Mexico / Basin / Panamint
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw33df07b02-2fe7-4df7-9859-9e0791446ca4
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-24-ref10297

Woman with Two Children and Wagon

Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology  Search this
Extent:
1 Photomechanical print (004 in x 002 in)
Container:
Box VII:1, Folder 23
Culture:
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Basin  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photomechanical prints
Photographs
Date:
undated
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.00864903
Local Note:
Black and white photomechanical print
Place:
California
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo Lot 24 SPC Basin Panamint No # 00864903, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects
Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects / Series 1: America north of Mexico / Basin / Panamint
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3adf0cf1b-e874-4dd2-9be6-761523c3b8a5
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-24-ref10298

Boy with Tent

Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology  Search this
Extent:
1 Photomechanical print (004 in x 002 in)
Container:
Box VII:1, Folder 23
Culture:
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Basin  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photomechanical prints
Photographs
Date:
undated
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.00864904
Local Note:
Black and white photomechanical print
Place:
California
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo Lot 24 SPC Basin Panamint No # 00864904, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects
Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects / Series 1: America north of Mexico / Basin / Panamint
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw39f4c419e-a59c-45bf-a3d2-d398b7e08ac2
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-24-ref10299

5695 Basket:Bottleneck Type:Lone Pine, Inyo Co, Ca 5306 Basket:Bottleneck Type:Inyo Co, Ca

Names:
Wilcomb Collection  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology  Search this
Extent:
1 Photographic print (009 in x 006 in mounted on 010 in x 007 in)
Container:
Box VII:1, Folder 23
Culture:
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Basin  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Photographs
Date:
undated
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.00865000
Local Note:
Black and white photoprint on cardboard mount
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo Lot 24 SPC Basin Panamint No # 00865000, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects
Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects / Series 1: America north of Mexico / Basin / Panamint
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3338418ea-085b-4941-a164-c139bb10e5a2
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-24-ref10300

Basket:Bottleneck Type

Names:
NMNH  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology  Search this
Extent:
1 Photographic print (007 in x 007 in mounted on 010 in x 007 in)
Container:
Box VII:1, Folder 23
Culture:
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Basin  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Photographs
Date:
undated
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.00865100
Local Note:
Black and white photoprint on cardboard mount
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo Lot 24 SPC Basin Panamint No # 00865100, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects
Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects / Series 1: America north of Mexico / Basin / Panamint
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3d3973c9a-f4c3-45e8-b132-702ea5445c33
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-24-ref10301

Basket

Names:
NMNH  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology  Search this
Extent:
1 Photographic print (007 in x 007 in mounted on 010 in x 007 in)
Container:
Box VII:1, Folder 23
Culture:
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Basin  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Photographs
Date:
undated
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.00865200
Local Note:
Black and white photoprint on cardboard mount
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo Lot 24 SPC Basin Panamint No # 00865200, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects
Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects / Series 1: America north of Mexico / Basin / Panamint
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3bf7796c6-75cb-46de-9048-3813efd7a102
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-24-ref10302

Basket, 6

Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology  Search this
Extent:
1 Photographic print (010 in x 007 in)
Container:
Box VII:1, Folder 23
Culture:
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Basin  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Photographs
Date:
undated
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.00865300
Local Note:
Black and white photoprint
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo Lot 24 SPC Basin Panamint No # 00865300, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects
Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects / Series 1: America north of Mexico / Basin / Panamint
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw36d0c084f-5c8d-4ea0-878d-2ba1e591b738
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-24-ref10303

Basket:Owens Valley, Ca?

Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology  Search this
Extent:
1 Photographic print (005 in x 003 in mounted on 006 in x 010 in)
Container:
Box VII:1, Folder 23
Culture:
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Basin  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Photographs
Date:
undated
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.00865402
Local Note:
Black and white photoprint on cardboard mount
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo Lot 24 SPC Basin Panamint No # 00865402, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects
Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects / Series 1: America north of Mexico / Basin / Panamint
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw37e168282-1ce4-42ba-82d7-d47c2d2e6a4d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-24-ref10305

Basket, 3, Coiled: Twined

Creator:
Hubby, Ella F.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology  Search this
Extent:
1 Photographic print (007 in x 004 in)
Culture:
Nootka -- Clayoquot  Search this
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone  Search this
Pomo  Search this
Nookta -- Clayoqnot  Search this
Indians of North America -- California  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Basin  Search this
Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America  Search this
Clayoquot Indians  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Photographs
Date:
1908
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.01588400

OPPS NEG.81-6480
Local Note:
Black and white photoprint
Place:
California -- Pasadena
Topic:
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth)  Search this
Clayoquot (Tla-o-qui-aht)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo Lot 24 SPC Calif Basketry Unid/Composite NM 48305 01588400, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects
Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects / Series 1: America north of Mexico / California / Basketry Unid/Composite
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3ef7b8cc1-f01d-44af-9992-b3f2f05876f1
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-24-ref15698

Basket

Culture/People:
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Old Toms Woman, Koso (Panamint) Shoshone  Search this
Previous owner:
Old English Harry, Non-Indian  Search this
Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948  Search this
Homer E. Sargent, Jr. (Homer Earle Sargent), Non-Indian, 1875-1957  Search this
Donor:
Homer E. Sargent, Jr. (Homer Earle Sargent), Non-Indian, 1875-1957  Search this
Object Name:
Basket
Media/Materials:
Willow, yucca root, devil's claw/martynia
Techniques:
Coiled
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Coso Springs; Inyo County; California; USA
Catalog Number:
10/1791
Barcode:
101791.000
See related items:
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bc9a9601-a75b-4dcc-b5c8-5ed5052e2e3f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_109933
Online Media:

Basket bowl

Culture/People:
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone  Search this
Previous owner:
Old English Harry, Non-Indian  Search this
Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948  Search this
Homer E. Sargent, Jr. (Homer Earle Sargent), Non-Indian, 1875-1957  Search this
Donor:
Homer E. Sargent, Jr. (Homer Earle Sargent), Non-Indian, 1875-1957  Search this
Object Name:
Basket bowl
Media/Materials:
Willow, bird quills, bulrush, devil's claw/martynia
Techniques:
Coiled
Dimensions:
18 x 19.5 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Inyo County; California; USA
Date created:
circa 1900
Catalog Number:
10/1792
Barcode:
101792.000
See related items:
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a11d1592-8dbb-42aa-b6f1-12547993f0f1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_109934
Online Media:

Basket

Culture/People:
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone  Search this
Collector:
Darwin (unknown surname), Non-Indian  Search this
Previous owner:
Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948  Search this
Homer E. Sargent, Jr. (Homer Earle Sargent), Non-Indian, 1875-1957  Search this
Donor:
Homer E. Sargent, Jr. (Homer Earle Sargent), Non-Indian, 1875-1957  Search this
Object Name:
Basket
Media/Materials:
Willow, yucca root, devil's claw/martynia
Techniques:
Coiled
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Death Valley; Inyo County; California; USA
Catalog Number:
10/1793
Barcode:
101793.000
See related items:
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws647764a89-0f54-4492-b390-baa63280f23b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_109935
Online Media:

Basket jar

Culture/People:
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone  Search this
Previous owner:
Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948  Search this
Homer E. Sargent, Jr. (Homer Earle Sargent), Non-Indian, 1875-1957  Search this
Donor:
Homer E. Sargent, Jr. (Homer Earle Sargent), Non-Indian, 1875-1957  Search this
Object Name:
Basket jar
Media/Materials:
Grass, sumac, devil's claw/martynia, yucca root
Techniques:
Coiled
Dimensions:
17 x 17 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Death Valley; Inyo County; California; USA
Date created:
circa 1900
Catalog Number:
10/1794
Barcode:
101794.000
See related items:
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone
Containers and Vessels
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, California & Great Basin
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65c192d29-3a22-45b5-8e62-dce007b5bd35
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_109936
Online Media:

Basket bowl

Culture/People:
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone  Search this
Collector:
Charles F. Nesler, Non-Indian, 1864-1930  Search this
Previous owner:
Charles F. Nesler, Non-Indian, 1864-1930  Search this
Donor:
Charles F. Nesler, Non-Indian, 1864-1930  Search this
Object Name:
Basket bowl
Media/Materials:
Vegetal Fiber, devil's claw/martynia
Techniques:
Coiled
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Southern California; California; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
10/5319
Barcode:
105319.000
See related items:
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws637972fb1-e484-44f0-9ffe-cf7f1dadaac8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_113698
Online Media:

Basket bowl

Culture/People:
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone  Search this
Collector:
Charles F. Nesler, Non-Indian, 1864-1930  Search this
Previous owner:
Charles F. Nesler, Non-Indian, 1864-1930  Search this
Donor:
Charles F. Nesler, Non-Indian, 1864-1930  Search this
Object Name:
Basket bowl
Media/Materials:
Vegetal Fiber, yucca root, devil's claw/martynia
Techniques:
Coiled
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Southern California; California; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
10/5345
Barcode:
105345.000
See related items:
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6718ee431-02e5-4a51-a1e7-a5978ee4ee15
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_113724
Online Media:

Basket bowl

Culture/People:
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone  Search this
Object Name:
Basket bowl
Media/Materials:
Vegetal Fiber, yucca root
Techniques:
Coiled
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Southern California; California; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
12/2386
Barcode:
122386.000
See related items:
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61a4f3ff8-1cba-4602-941c-881543672bc0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_131702
Online Media:

Basket bowl

Culture/People:
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone  Search this
Object Name:
Basket bowl
Media/Materials:
Vegetal Fiber, devil's claw/martynia, yucca root
Techniques:
Coiled
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Southern California; California; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
12/2387
Barcode:
122387.000
See related items:
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65c21f65f-1fc7-4ac3-a484-69c49581ec09
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_131703
Online Media:

Basket with cover

Culture/People:
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935  Search this
Object Name:
Basket with cover
Media/Materials:
Willow, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Coiled, stitched
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Southern California; California; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
12/3310
Barcode:
123310.000
See related items:
Koso (Panamint) Shoshone
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62cf0d872-bc55-4da8-9a26-38015ca80162
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_132750
Online Media:

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