A guide to the C. Willard Evans photograph collection, 1892-1915

Box 1

Series 1. Alaskan landscapes, villages, people, and other photographs, 1892-1915

Extent: 62 photographs

Scope and Content Note

Consists of photographs of various Alaskan scenes. Includes the landscapes of Bogoslof Island and Shishaldin Volcano; churches, homes, and other buildings in Akutan, Dutch Harbor, Saint George Island, Saint Paul Island, and Unalaska; people, both Alaska Natives and non-natives; steamships, rowboats and baidaras; flowers; Alaska Native baskets and bags; and Bering Sea region maps.

Arrangement

Arranged into five File Units by subject matter: File Unit 1: Landscapes; File Unit 2: Villages; File Unit 3: People; File Unit 4: Vessels; File Unit 5: Plants, maps, and Alaska Native crafts.

Box 1

File Unit 1. Landscapes, 1892-1915

Extent: 12 photographs.

Physical Description: 12 lantern slides, 3.25 x 4 in.

Scope and Content Note

Consists of photographs of Alaskan landscapes. Primarily photographs of Bogoslof Island, but also includes a photograph of Shishaldin Volcano on Unimak Island and photographs of other unidentified locations.

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Item No. 001. Shishaldin Volcano, Unimak Island, Alaska, circa 1912

Creator/Collector: Thwaites, John E. (John Edward), 1863-1940

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 2.

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Item No. 002. Bogoslof Island, Alaska, 1892

Creator/Collector: Chichester, H.D.

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Bogosloff [sic] - 1892 - Chichester" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

Steam and/or ash is rising from the island on the left side of the photograph.

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Item No. 003. Bogoslof Island, Alaska, 1906

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Bogosloff [sic] 1906. Copied Picture Dr. Lanza" is handwritten on the label.

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Item No. 004. Bogoslof Island, Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 31.

Scope and Content Note

Steam and/or ash is rising from the island on the right side of the photograph.

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Item No. 005. Bogoslof Island, Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Lake on Bogosloff [sic]" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

Steam and/or ash is rising from the island.

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Item No. 006. Volcano eruption on Bogoslof Island, Alaska, circa 1900-1910

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 28.

Scope and Content Note

A large ash cloud is rising high above the island.

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Item No. 007. Volcano eruption on Bogoslof Island, Alaska, 1910

Creator/Collector: Bagger, E.F.

Extent: 1 photograph.

Scope and Content Note

A large ash cloud is rising high above the island.

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Item No. 008. Volcano eruption on Bogoslof Island, Alaska, 1910

Creator/Collector: Bagger, E.F.

Extent: 1 photograph.

Scope and Content Note

A large ash cloud is rising high above the island.

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Item No. 009. Volcano eruption on Bogoslof Island, Alaska, 1910

Creator/Collector: Bagger, E.F.

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Bogosloff [sic] - 1910 - Copyright E.F. Bagger" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

A large ash cloud is rising high above the island.

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Item No. 010. Alaskan island, unidentified, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 8.

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Item No. 011. Alaskan island, unidentified, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 30.

Scope and Content Note

Steam and/or ash is rising from the island.

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Item No. 012. Alaskan landscape, unidentified, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in.

Scope and Content Note

Two or three men in view in the distance, possibly with a camera set up.

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File Unit 2. Villages, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 27 photographs.

Physical Description: 27 lantern slides, 3.25 x 4 in.

Scope and Content Note

Consists of photographs of Alaskan villages. Includes general views of villages as well as photographs of specific buildings, including houses and churches. Some locations are identified as Akutan, Dutch Harbor, Saint George Island, Saint Paul Island, and Unalaska.

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Item No. 013. Akutan village, Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Creator/Collector: Thwaites, John E. (John Edward), 1863-1940

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Akutan Village - Aleutian Islands" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

There are buildings in the foreground and a mountain in the background with a body of water in between.

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Item No. 014. Whaling station in Akutan, Alaska, 1912-1913

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Akutan Whaling Station" is handwritten on the label. Additional written information is obscured by the black tape around the edge of the lantern slide.

Scope and Content Note

Group of buildings as viewed from a distance from across the water.

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Item No. 015. Alaskan village, unidentified, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 55.

Scope and Content Note

As seen from a distance.

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Item No. 016. Unalaska, Alaska, as seen from across the Iliuliuk River, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 13.

Scope and Content Note

The Church of the Holy Ascension is one of the buildings in the distance.

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Item No. 017. Unalaska, Alaska, as seen from a hill between Dutch Harbor and Unalaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 21. "Unalaska from the hill bet. Dutch Harbor and Unalaska" is typed on the label.

Scope and Content Note

The Church of the Holy Ascension is one of the buildings in the distance, near the middle of the photograph.

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Item No. 018. Unalaska, Alaska, with fog in the distance, 1911

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Fog #1 - Unalaska - 1911" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

Distant view. Fog has formed at the base of the mountains in the far distance. A steamship is underway in the harbor in the middle distance.

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Item No. 019. Unalaska, Alaska, with fog in the distance, 1911

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 22.

Scope and Content Note

Distant view. Fog has formed at the base of the mountains in the far distance. A steamship is underway in the harbor in the middle distance.

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Item No. 020. Unalaska and Dutch Harbor, Alaska, as seen from Mount Ballyhoo, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Unalaska & Dutch Harbor from Mt. Lincoln (Ballyhoo)" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

Unalaska Lake is in the distance on the left at the base of the snow-covered mountains.

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Item No. 021. Drying racks in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 5.

Scope and Content Note

Animal skins or meats are hanging on the racks.

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Item No. 022. Sod dwelling in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 61.

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Item No. 023. Structure, possibly a sod dwelling, in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 63.

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Item No. 024. Sod dwellings in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 72.

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Item No. 025. Houses in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 58.

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Item No. 026. Houses on Saint Paul Island, Alaska, 1907-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 59.

Scope and Content Note

Saints Peter and Paul Church is in the distance towards the right.

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Item No. 027. Doctor's house on Saint Paul Island, Alaska, 1907-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Doctor's House - St. Paul Island (Native House)" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

A man, presumably the doctor, is standing in the doorway of the house.

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Item No. 028. House in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 60.

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Item No. 029. Dutch Harbor, Alaska, buildings, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Dutch Harbor - Alaska" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

Several buildings are in view near the waterfront.

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Item No. 030. Christmas tree inside a building on Saint George Island, Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Christmas Tree - St. George Island" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

The man-made tree (possibly made from lumber) is decorated with dolls, candles, garlands.

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Item No. 031. Church of the Holy Ascension, Unalaska, Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Russian Church Unalaska" is handwritten on the label.

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Item No. 032. Church of the Holy Ascension, Unalaska, Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 14.

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Item No. 033. Church of the Holy Ascension interior view, Unalaska, Alaska, 1911

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in., hand-colored "Unalaska Church - 1911" is handwritten on the label.

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Item No. 034. Church of the Holy Ascension interior view, Unalaska, Alaska, 1911

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in., hand-colored "Unalaska Church 1911" is handwritten on the label.

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Item No. 035. People exiting Saints Peter and Paul Church, Saint Paul Island, Alaska, 1907-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 74.

Scope and Content Note

A group of men (including priests) and young boys are in view. Some of the men are carrying banners with religious imagery.

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Item No. 036. People entering Saints Peter and Paul Church, Saint Paul Island, Alaska, 1907-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 75.

Scope and Content Note

Men (including priests), women and children are in view.

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Item No. 037. People at an event outside of a church under a canopy in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in.

Scope and Content Note

A United States flag is flying from the top of the canopy.

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Item No. 038. Interior view of an unidentified church in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 73.

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Item No. 039. Bells in an unidentified church in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 17.

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File Unit 3. People, 1898-1915

Extent: 9 photographs.

Physical Description: 9 lantern slides, 3.25 x 4 in.

Scope and Content Note

Consists of photographs of people in Alaska, both Alaska Natives and non-natives. Includes one photograph of a cartoon depicting C. Willard Evans.

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Item No. 040. George Kingsland and family surrounded by ferns in Unalaska, Alaska, 1898

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 26. "Geo. Kingsland & Family in Ferns at Unalaska - 1898. Fern growth of a few weeks" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

Two men, a woman, and a young girl are in view.

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Item No. 041. Alaska Native woman and baby on Saint Paul Island, Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Creator/Collector: Hatton, R.E.

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Swadling [sic] Clothes - St. Paul. Hatton" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

The woman is holding the swaddled baby.

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Item No. 042. Alaska Native baby on Saint Paul Island, Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Creator/Collector: Hatton, R.E.

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Neg. by R.E. Hatton. Baby in Swinging Bed - St. Paul Isl - Ala[cut off]" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

The swaddled baby is lying in a bed suspended by ropes.

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Item No. 043. Group of men in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 64.

Scope and Content Note

Thirty-six men. Each man has at least one medal pinned to his jacket. One man seated in the front row is wearing a large cross around his next (possibly a priest). The photograph was taken outdoors.

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Item No. 044. Group of children in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 65.

Scope and Content Note

Approximately forty children, girls and boys, are in view. They are standing outside of a building. Many are likely Alaska Natives.

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Item No. 045. Two women and one man in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 66.

Scope and Content Note

One woman is possibly a bride. She is wearing a white (or light colored) dress and a long veil. She is standing next to the man and the second woman is behind them. The photograph was taken outdoors.

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Item No. 046. Two men standing on a rocky beach in Alaska, 1909

Creator/Collector: Chichester, H.D.

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 69.

Scope and Content Note

The men appear to be dressed for wet weather. The men in Item 105 are wearing similar clothing.

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Item No. 047. Young boy standing next to a wheelbarrow loaded with a barrel in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 71.

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Item No. 048. Cartoon of C. Willard Evans touring Alaska, 1912

Creator/Collector: Silberstein, Mervyn D.

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Cartoon - 1912 Pay Show - Calif. Camera Club" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

A cartoon has been drawn around a photograph of Evans' face. He is depicted as wearing winter gear and riding on the back of a sea lion or seal. He has a box on his back on which "camera" is printed. A sign on the left reads "Mr. Evans Touring Alaska." Signs on the right read: "Use North Pole Plasters / For Sale at Totems," "Returns of Boston-N.Y. Ball Games at Town Hall at 1 A.M.," and "North Pole." The sea lion/seal is said to have "Speed 2 Miles Per-haps."

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File Unit 4. Vessels, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 7 photographs.

Physical Description: 7 lantern slides, 3.25 x 4 in.

Scope and Content Note

Consists of photographs of vessels in Alaska, including steamships, rowboats, and Alaska Native baidaras.

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Item No. 049. Steamship docked in Alaska, port broadside view, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 1.

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Item No. 050. Men rowing ashore at Saint George Island, Alaska, circa 1900-1911

Creator/Collector: Chichester, H.D.

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Chichester. St. George Island Landing" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

A steamship is in the right background, port broadside view. In the left middle distance, men are rowing ashore. In the foreground, a group of men are waiting the rowers' arrival at the landing.

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Item No. 051. Men unloading supplies from a rowboat at Saint George Island, Alaska, circa 1900-1911

Creator/Collector: Chichester, H.D.

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Landing St. George Isl. - Chichester" is handwritten on the label.

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Item No. 052. Men in a rowboat, possibly loaded with bird eggs in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 132.

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Item No. 053. Frame of a baidara under construction on Saint Paul Island, Alaska, circa 1911

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in.

Scope and Content Note

The vessel is resting upside-down on barrels.

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Item No. 054. Baidara ashore on Saint Paul Island, Alaska, 1911

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "1911 Baidara - St. Paul Isl." is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

The vessel is resting upside-down on barrels.

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Item No. 055. Biadara under tow with several people on board, view off starboard bow, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 44.

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File Unit 5. Plants, maps, and Alaska Native crafts, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 7 photographs.

Physical Description: 7 lantern slides, 3.25 x 4 in.

Scope and Content Note

Consists of photographs of flowers, Alaska Native crafts (baskets and bags), and maps of the Bering Sea region.

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Item No. 056. Four Alaska Native woven baskets, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 6.

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Item No. 057. Three Alaska Native containers, likely made from animal skins, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 70.

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Item No. 058. Native Attu basket with violet and salmonberry flowers displayed inside the lid in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in., hand-colored "Violets & Salmon Berry Blossom - Dutch Harbor - Attu basket" is handwritten on the label.

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Item No. 059. Dogwood flowers in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in., hand-colored "Dogwood Blossom - Dutch Harbor" is handwritten on the label.

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Item No. 060. Orchid flowers in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in., hand-colored "Orchid - Dutch Harbor" is handwritten on the label.

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Item No. 061. Map of the Bering Sea and North Pacific Ocean showing Siberia and North America, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Map. San Francisco to Bering Sea" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

Shows North America from Alaska to San Diego, California. San Francisco, California, is indicated on the map.

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Item No. 062. Map of the Bering Sea showing Alaska and Siberia, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Map of Bering Sea Aleutian & Pribyloff [sic] Isl." is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

Includes the names of some of the Aleutian Islands.

Box 1-2

Series 2. Alaskan wildlife and hunting activities, 1900-1915

Extent: 69 photographs

Scope and Content Note

Consists primarily of photographs of fur seals in the wild on Saint Paul Island and Saint George Island as well as men killing fur seals and processing their skins for the fur trade. There are also photographs of men processing a dead whale in Akutan. Additional photographs show walruses, birds (possibly murres), and blue foxes. Some of the photographs show men caring for fur seal pups and blue fox pups while two photographs show men with the results of hunting blue foxes and birds. One photograph shows a herd of reindeer that had been imported into Alaska by BEAR (built 1874; cutter: U.S. Revenue Service).

Arrangement

Arranged into four File Units by subject matter: File Unit 1: Fur seals and other pinnipeds; File Unit 2: Whales; File Unit 3: Birds; File Unit 4: Blue Foxes and reindeer.

Box 1-2

File Unit 1. Fur seals and other pinnipeds, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 48 photographs.

Physical Description: 48 lantern slides, 3.25 x 4 in.

Scope and Content Note

Consists of photographs of fur seals, walruses, and possibly sea lions. Includes photographs of fur seals on the beach as well as being driven to the killing grounds. Also includes photographs of fur seal clubbing and skinning activities. Some locations are identified as Saint Paul Island and Saint George Island.

Note that the term "fur seal" has been used to describe most of the pinnipeds in this File Unit because "seal" is the term used most often on the lantern slide labels. Closer examination may prove that some of the animals are sea lions. Both northern fur seals and Steller sea lions can be found in Alaska.

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Item No. 063. Numerous fur seals on a beach on Saint Paul Island, Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 30. [Typed label on side with plate number sticker:] Fur Seals congregated on St. Paul Island. [Handwritten label on other side of plate:] [Top line is cut off. Second line:] Thousands of Seals on the Beach.

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Item No. 064. Numerous fur seals on a rocky beach and in the surf at the Gorbatch Rookery, Saint Paul Island, Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Gorbatch Rookery - St. Paul" is handwritten on the label.

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Item No. 065. Numerous fur seals in the surf at the Gorbatch Rookery, Saint Paul Island, Alaska, 1911 Fall

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Gorbatch Rookery - Fall 1911" is handwritten on the label.

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Item No. 066. Fur seal bull at the Gorbatch Rookery, Saint Paul Island, Alaska, 1911

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Bull Seal on Rookery - St. Paul Gorbatch - 1911" is handwritten on the label.

Box 2

Item No. 067. Fur seal bull and his harem on a rocky beach on Saint Paul Island, Alaska, 1911

Creator/Collector: Evans, C. Willard

Extent: 1 photograph.

Box 2

Item No. 068. Fur seal bull and his harem on a rocky beach on Saint Paul Island, Alaska, 1911

Creator/Collector: Evans, C. Willard

Extent: 1 photograph.

Box 2

Item No. 069. Two fur seals on a rocky beach in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 81.

Box 2

Item No. 070. Fur seal bull in Alaska, circa 1900-1911

Creator/Collector: Chichester, H.D.

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 85. "Bull Seal. Chicester's [sic] (Best)" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

Framed close-up of its upper body. Its mouth is wide open as if barking.

Box 2

Item No. 071. Fur seal bull in Alaska, circa 1900-1911

Creator/Collector: Chichester, H.D.

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Half Bull - 'Quiter [sic].' Chichester" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

Its mouth is wide open as if barking.

Box 2

Item No. 072. Fur seal in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 88. "Slide by E.I. Giffor[d?]" is printed on the mat.

Box 2

Item No. 073. Fur seal in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 90.

Box 2

Item No. 074. Fur seal in Alaska, circa 1900-1911

Creator/Collector: Chichester, H.D.

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 91.

Box 2

Item No. 075. Fur seal on a rocky beach in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 92.

Box 2

Item No. 076. Fur seal on a rock in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 93.

Box 2

Item No. 077. Three fur seals on a rocky beach in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 99.

Box 2

Item No. 078. Group of fur seals on a rocky beach in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 103.

Box 2

Item No. 079. Fur seal bull and his harem on a rocky beach in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 105.

Box 2

Item No. 080. Four fur seals on a rocky beach in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 117.

Scope and Content Note

Possibly one bull with females.

Box 2

Item No. 081. Fur seal pup in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 118.

Box 2

Item No. 082. Fur seal adult and pup in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 119.

Box 2

Item No. 083. Fur seal adult and pup in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 120.

Box 2

Item No. 084. Fur seal adults and pups in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 121.

Scope and Content Note

Two adults and at least four pups are in view.

Box 2

Item No. 085. Fur seals on a rocky beach in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 136.

Box 2

Item No. 086. Numerous fur seals on a beach in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 139.

Box 2

Item No. 087. Two fur seals on a rocky beach in Alaska, circa 1900-1911

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in.

Box 2

Item No. 088. Fur seal pup on Saint George Island, Alaska, 1912

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "White Seal - Pup 1912 - St. George" is handwritten on the label.

Box 2

Item No. 089. Group of fur seal pups in Alaska, circa 1900-1911

Creator/Collector: Chichester, H.D.

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Chichester. Pod of Fur Seal Pups" is handwritten on the label.

Box 2

Item No. 090. Fur seal pups in a pen on Saint Paul Island, Alaska, 1910

Creator/Collector: Chichester, H.D.

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Chichester 1910. Fur Seal Pups in Pen - St. Paul" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

The pups are huddled against the fence.

Box 2

Item No. 091. Three men feeding a fur seal pup on Saint Paul Island, Alaska, 1910

Creator/Collector: Chichester, H.D.

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Feeding Fur Seal Pup - 1910" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

They appear to be placing a tube in the pup's mouth.

Box 2

Item No. 092. Four men feeding a fur seal pup on Saint Paul Island, Alaska, 1910

Creator/Collector: Chichester, H.D.

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Chichester 1910. Feeding Fur Seal Pups. St. Paul" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

They are pouring a liquid into a funnel with a tube attached, the end of which they have placed in the pup's mouth.

Box 2

Item No. 093. Numerous fur seals being driven to the killing grounds on Saint Paul Island, Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 35 and No. 13493. [Typed Caption on side with plate number sticker:] A drove of Seal [sic] being driven to the killing ground. [Handwritten label on other side of plate:] Alaska. St. Paul Is. A drove of seals being driven to the killing ground.

Box 2

Item No. 094. Group of fur seals being driven to the killing grounds in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 140.

Scope and Content Note

Two men are visible in the distance on the left.

Box 2

Item No. 095. Men driving fur seals on the killing grounds on Saint Paul Island, Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Sea-Lion Drive - North East Point St. Paul Island Pribyloff [sic] Group" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

The sea lions are huddled in a group. The men are standing behind them, some holding rifles.

Box 2

Item No. 096. Group of fur seals being driven to the killing grounds on Saint George Island, Alaska, circa 1900-1911

Creator/Collector: Chichester, H.D.

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Chichester. Seal Drive - St. George" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

Two men are in view, one of which is holding a long stick.

Box 2

Item No. 097. Group of fur seals being driven to the killing grounds on Saint George Island, Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 142.

Scope and Content Note

Men are in view with long sticks. A fur seal appears to be biting the stick of the man on the right.

Box 2

Item No. 098. Two men driving a small group of fur seals to the killing ground in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 143.

Scope and Content Note

The men are holding long sticks which they appear to be using to corral the fur seals.

Box 2

Item No. 099. Men clubbing fur seals on Saint George Island, Alaska, circa 1900-1911

Creator/Collector: Chichester, H.D.

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Chichester. Club Seals - St. George Is." is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

The fur seals are huddled together and the men are encircling them. Each man is holding a long stick.

Box 2

Item No. 100. Men killing or skinning a fur seal in Alaska, circa 1900-1911

Creator/Collector: Chichester, H.D.

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Chichester" is written on the glass plate.

Scope and Content Note

The man on the left is pushing down on a long stick which is on top of the fur seal. The man in the center appears to be inserting a sharp instrument into the fur seal. A third man is in the left background, holding a book.

Box 2

Item No. 101. Men skinning fur seals in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 148.

Box 2

Item No. 102. Men skinning fur seals in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 149.

Box 2

Item No. 103. Man skinning a fur seal in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 153.

Box 2

Item No. 104. Two men skinning a fur seal in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in.

Box 2

Item No. 105. Men salting fur seal skins in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 159.

Scope and Content Note

The men are dressed in long coats. The men on the left are holding shovels. There is a stack of fur seals skins, and three men are squatting on top of it.

Box 2

Item No. 106. Men with bundled fur seal skins in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in.

Box 2

Item No. 107. Men loading bundled fur seal skins on Saint George Island, Alaska, circa 1900-1911

Creator/Collector: Chichester, H.D.

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "(Chichester) Loading Skins on Steamer - St. George Il." is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

There is a large pile of bundled skins outside of a building. A wheelbarrow is loaded with bundles.

Box 2

Item No. 108. Walruses on a beach in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 84. "Stmr. 'Portland' Walrus herd off St. [Paul has been crossed out and an illegible name has been handwritten] Island" is typed on the label.

Box 2

Item No. 109. Walrus on a beach in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 85. "Curiosity" is typed on the label.

Scope and Content Note

The walrus' head is visible over a sand dune.

Box 2

Item No. 110. Walrus in Alaska, circa 1900-1911

Creator/Collector: Chichester, H.D.

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Walrus Head - Chichester" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

Close-up view of the head.

Box 2

File Unit 2. Whales, circa 1912

Extent: 5 photographs.

Physical Description: 5 lantern slides, 3.25 x 4 in.

Scope and Content Note

Consists of photographs of whaling activities in Akutan, Alaska.

Box 2

Item No. 111. Whale, deceased, in Akutan Harbor, Alaska, circa 1912

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Whale in Akutan Harbor (Sulphor [sic] Back)" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

Possibly a sulphur-bottom (blue-back) whale. The bow of what might be a whaling ship is in the background.

Box 2

Item No. 112. Whale, deceased, on a beach in Akutan, Alaska, circa 1912

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Whale on Beach - Akutan" is handwritten on the label.

Box 2

Item No. 113. Whale blubber suspended in the air alongside a whaling ship in Alaska, 1912

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Rita 1912. Whale Blubber - [illegible] (Akutan)" is handwritten on the label.

Box 2

Item No. 114. Men processing a whale on the dock with a whaling ship moored alongside in Akutan, Alaska, 1912

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Whale on Docks - Akutan. Rita 1912" is handwritten on the label.

Box 2

Item No. 115. Fin back whale being processed at a slaughterhouse in Akutan, Alaska, 1912

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Fin Back Whale - at Slaughter House Akutan. Rita 1912" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

The whale carcass has been hauled up a ramp to a building. Men are standing at the top of the ramp.

Box 2

File Unit 3. Birds, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 10 photographs.

Physical Description: 10 lantern slides, 3.25 x 4 in.

Scope and Content Note

Consists of photographs of birds, likely murres, on Walrus Island and Saint George Island, Alaska.

Box 2

Item No. 116. Birds as seen from a distance in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Upper left corner is cracked. Plate No. 125.

Scope and Content Note

Numerous birds, possibly murres, in view.

Box 2

Item No. 117. Birds in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 128.

Scope and Content Note

Numerous birds, possibly murres.

Box 2

Item No. 118. Birds nesting on Saint George Island, Alaska, circa 1900-1911

Creator/Collector: Chichester, H.D.

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Chichester. Birds Nesting on Cliff - St. George Island" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

Numerous birds, possibly murres.

Box 2

Item No. 119. Birds on Walrus Island, Alaska, 1911

Creator/Collector: Evans, C. Willard

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "C.W.E. - 1911. Birds & Eggs - Walrus Island - Copyright" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

Numerous birds, possibly murres.

Box 2

Item No. 120. Birds on Walrus Island, Alaska, 1911

Creator/Collector: Evans, C. Willard

Extent: 1 photograph.

Scope and Content Note

Numerous birds, possibly murres.

Box 2

Item No. 121. Birds on Walrus Island, Alaska, 1911

Creator/Collector: Evans, C. Willard

Extent: 1 photograph.

Scope and Content Note

Numerous birds, possibly murres.

Box 2

Item No. 122. Murre egg on Walrus Island, Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Murre's Egg - Walrus Island" is handwritten on the label.

Box 2

Item No. 123. Nest with three bird eggs in Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Plate No. 124.

Box 2

Item No. 124. Nest with two baby birds and one egg on Walrus Island, Alaska, 1911

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Young birds & egg in nest Walrus Island - 1911. (Murre)" is handwritten on the label.

Box 2

Item No. 125. Four men each carrying a load of dead birds in Alaska, circa 1900-1911

Creator/Collector: Chichester, H.D.

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Chichester. Loaded with Bird" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

Possibly murres.

Box 2

File Unit 4. Blue Foxes and reindeer, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 6 photographs.

Physical Description: 6 lantern slides, 3.25 x 4 in.

Scope and Content Note

Consists of photographs of blue foxes and reindeer on Saint Paul Island and Saint George Island, Alaska.

Box 2

Item No. 126. Blue fox pup on Saint Paul Island, Alaska, 1907

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "3 Weeks Old - Blue Fox St. Paul Isl. 1907 (Sadie)" is handwritten on the label.

Box 2

Item No. 127. Blue fox pup and a cat on Saint George Island, Alaska, 1906

Creator/Collector: Chichester, H.D.

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "(Chichester) Blue Fox in Summer & Cat - St. George" is handwritten on the label.

Box 2

Item No. 128. Two men weighing a blue fox pup on Saint George Island, Alaska, circa 1900-1911

Creator/Collector: Chichester, H.D.

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Weighing Blue Fox - St. George" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

The men are lifting the fox in the air by its tail.

Box 2

Item No. 129. Two men examining the teeth of a blue fox pup on Saint George Island, Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Examining Teeth of Blue Fox St. George" is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

One of the men is holding the fox by the neck while the other man examines its teeth.

Box 2

Item No. 130. Two men holding blue fox pelts on Saint George Island, Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Blue Fox Pelts - St. George Isl." is handwritten on the label.

Scope and Content Note

The men are holding numerous pelts in each hand.

Box 2

Item No. 131. Reindeer herd on Saint Paul Island, Alaska, circa 1900-1915

Extent: 1 photograph.

Physical Description: 1 lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. "Reindeer - Landed on St. Paul Island by U.S.R.C. Bear Oct. 1911" is handwritten on the label.

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