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Explore the Hoboken Historical Museum’s Online Archive, featuring detailed information and images of photographs, newspaper clippings, cataloged items, artwork, and artifacts spanning the last 250 years. Our database is continuously updated and serves as a growing resource for researchers, historians, and the community.
Hoboken Historical Museum Online Archive
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B&W photo of mixed-use apartment building at 175 West 76th Street (341-347 Amsterdam Avenue), New York City.
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B&W photo of mixed-use apartment building at 3495 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City.
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B&W photo of mixed-use office and industrial Myrick Building at 29 Worthington Street, Springfield, MA.
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B&W photo of mixed-use row house apartment building at 142-146 Pavonia Avenue, Jersey City.
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B&W photo of rear of E.H. Horwood & Co. industrial building at 1014 Clinton Street, Hoboken.
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B&W photo of the Goodhue Block of commercial buildings at 1854-1876 Main Street, Springfield, MA.
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B&W photo of the Grand Manor apartment complex at 7 Romaine Court and 980 Main Street, Hackensack.
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B+W & color photo of low temperature starting test for snow blower at United States Testing Co. facility, Hoboken. N.d., ca. 1970s or 1980s.
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B+W & color photos, 10, of tractor trailer dynamic load test under highway conditions by United States Testing Co., Hoboken, June 1968.
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B+W 10" x 20" group photo of Knights of Columbus, Hoboken Council 159, 60th Anniversary Dinner, Union Club, Hoboken, April 21, 1956.
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B+W 10" x 20" group photo of celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Ordination of the Rev. Thomas J. Hession, Union Club, Hoboken, May 23, 1956.
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B+W 11" x 17" group photo of Cornelius O'Keefe's Bachelor Dinner at the Union Club, Hoboken, N.J., July 28, 1938.
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B+W 4" x 5" glass plate negative image of Florence and Madeline Miller plus 3 other girls in the backyard of 716 Bloomfield St., Hoboken, no date, ca.
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B+W 4" x 5" glass-plate negative image of Florence and Madeline Miller with 4 other girls in the backyard of 716 Bloomfield St., Hoboken, no date, ca
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B+W 4" x 5" glass-plate negative image of James Miller seated in the parlour at 716 Bloomfield St., Hoboken, no date, ca. 1890.
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B+W 4" x 5" glass-plate negative of an unidentified woman, probably Florence Miller, no date.
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B+W 8 x 10 copy print from original negative of Robert Kirchgessner with 1917 Model T van used as a delivery truck by United Deco
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B+W 8 x 10 copy print from original negative of the opening of Herold's Bake Shop, 622 Washington St., Hoboken, ca. 1938. Building decorated by U
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B+W 8 x10 copy print from original negative of a Dodge delivery van on Court St., ca. 1936.
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B+W 8 x10 copy print from original negative of the United Decorating Co. storefront and delivery truck.
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B+W 8" x 10" negative of aerial view of northeast Hoboken taken by Keystone Aerial Surveys, Inc., March 28, 1990
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B+W Holland Tunnel documentation photo: 2311. Contract No. 5, N.Y. Telephone Co. cables at Canal & Hudson Sts., N.Y., Dec. 2, 1924.
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B+W Holland Tunnel documentation photo: 7004. South tunnel heading just east of shield after flooding of tunnel, Apr. 3, 1924, N.Y. Apr. 7, 1924.
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B+W Holland Tunnel documentation photo: 7004. South tunnel heading just east of shield after flooding of tunnel, Apr. 3, 1924, N.Y. Apr. 7, 1924.
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B+W aerial aerial photo of southern Hoboken plus Jersey City riverside rail yards looking west, March 16, 1949.
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B+W aerial photo looking west of the waterfront from Twelfth St. to Weehawken looking west, Hoboken, no date, [1964].
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B+W aerial photo of 2 tankers & 1 ore ship in drydocks at Bethlehem Steel Hoboken Shipyard, n.d., ca. 1968-1970.
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B+W aerial photo of Bethlehem Steel Corp. Hoboken Yard with caption, Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1958.
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B+W aerial photo of British ships being outfitted with armor at Bethlehem Steel shipyard, Hoboken, Apr. 25, 1940.
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B+W aerial photo of Hoboken Port Authority Piers looking southeast, Hoboken, June 6, 1960.
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B+W aerial photo of Lackawanna Ferry terminal with heavy ice on the Hudson River, Hoboken, n.d., ca. late 1950s or early 1960s.
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B+W aerial photo of Lincoln Tunnel entrances with traffic during police job action, WeehawkenJuly 20, 1973.
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B+W aerial photo of Lincoln Tunnel, N.J. plaza with access ramp [helix] under construction, Weehawken, May 17, 1938.
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B+W aerial photo of Pennsylvania R.R. Marine Dept. piers & shops, Hoboken, Nov. 30, 1961.
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B+W aerial photo of Port Authority Pier C, River St. at 4th St. & Hudson River, Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1965-1968.
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B+W aerial photo of S.S. Ezra Sensibar & U.S.S. Compass Island at Bethlehem Steel Hoboken Shipyard, n.d., ca. 1969.
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B+W aerial photo of S.S. Houston, Seatrain Lines, approaching dock; USS Compass Island, USNS Vanguard & other ships at Bethlehem Steel Hoboken Shipyard, n.d., ca. 1969.
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B+W aerial photo of S.S. New Amsterdam departing Holland America Lines Fifth St. Pier, Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1952-1953.
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B+W aerial photo of S.S. Nieuw Amsterdam, Holland America Line, arriving in N.Y. harbor on maiden voyage, May 16, 1938.
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B+W aerial photo of S.S. Nieuw Amsterdam, Holland America Line, arriving in N.Y. harbor on maiden voyage, May 16, 1938.
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B+W aerial photo of S.S. Noordam of Holland America Line, arriving in N.Y. harbor, Oct. 7, 1938.
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B+W aerial photo of S.S. Noordam of Holland America Line, arriving in N.Y. harbor, Oct. 7, 1938.
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B+W aerial photo of S.S. Rotterdam arriving on its maiden voyage at 5th St. Pier, Holland America Line, Sept.11, 1959.
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B+W aerial photo of Standard Brands building (Lipton Tea), 15th & Washington Sts., Hoboken Division, July 20, 1951.
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B+W aerial photo of Standard Brands building (Lipton Tea), 15th & Washington Sts., Hoboken Division, July 20, 1951.
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B+W aerial photo of Standard Brands building (Lipton Tea), 15th & Washington Sts., Hoboken Division, July 20, 1951.
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B+W aerial photo of Standard Brands building (Lipton Tea), 15th & Washington Sts., Hoboken Division, July 20, 1951.
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B+W aerial photo of Standard Brands building (Lipton Tea), 15th & Washington Sts., Hoboken Division, July 20, 1951.
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B+W aerial photo of Standard Brands building (Lipton Tea), 15th & Washington Sts., Hoboken Division, July 20, 1951.
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B+W aerial photo of Standard Brands building (Lipton Tea), 15th & Washington Sts., Hoboken Division, July 20, 1951.
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B+W aerial photo of Standard Brands building (Lipton Tea), 15th & Washington Sts., Hoboken Division, July 20, 1951.
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B+W aerial photo of Standard Brands building (Lipton Tea), 15th & Washington Sts., Hoboken Division, July 20, 1951.
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B+W aerial photo of Standard Brands building (Lipton Tea), 15th & Washington Sts., Hoboken Division, July 20, 1951.
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B+W aerial photo of Standard Brands building (Lipton Tea), 15th & Washington Sts., Hoboken Division, July 20, 1951.
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B+W aerial photo of Standard Brands building (Lipton Tea), 15th & Washington Sts., Hoboken Division, July 20, 1951.
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B+W aerial photo of Standard Brands building (Lipton Tea), 15th & Washington Sts., Hoboken Division, July 20, 1951.
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B+W aerial photo of USS Compass Island, USNS Vanguard & other ships at Bethlehem Steel Hoboken Shipyard, n.d., ca. 1969.
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B+W aerial photo of railroad yards & facilities of Erie-Lackawanna RR, Jersey City & Hoboken, Nov. 30, 1961.
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B+W aerial photo of tanker M.V. Dan Boström & freighter Overo in drydock, Bethlehem Steel Hoboken Shipyard, 1969.
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B+W aerial photo of the Hoboken piers looking east to Manhattan, Hoboken, Sept., 17, 1956.
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B+W aerial photo of the S.S. Rotterdam of Holland America Line docking at Fifth St. pier, Hoboken after her maiden voyage, Sept. 11, 1959.
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B+W candid group photo of "On the Waterfront" filming in Hoboken: Marlon Brando is in profile at center, Hoboken, no date, ca. late 1953-early 1954.
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B+W candid photo of "On the Waterfront" filming in Hoboken on the piers, Hoboken, no date, ca. late 1953-early 1954.
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B+W candid photo of "On the Waterfront" filming in Hoboken on the piers, Hoboken, no date, ca. late 1953-early 1954.
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B+W candid photo of "On the Waterfront" filming in Hoboken: Elia Kazan is at the left, Hoboken, no date, ca. late 1953-early 1954.
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B+W candid photo of "On the Waterfront" filming in Hoboken: Eva Marie Saint (or her stand-in) & Elia Kazan, Hoboken, n.d., ca. late 1953-early 1954.
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B+W candid photo of "On the Waterfront" filming in Hoboken: Eva Marie Saint or stand-in is at center, Hoboken, no date, ca. late 1953-early 1954.
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B+W candid photo of "On the Waterfront" filming in Hoboken: Karl Malden, Eva Marie Saint, Hoboken, no date, ca. late 1953-early 1954.
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B+W candid photo of "On the Waterfront" filming in Hoboken: Marlon Brando is at center with large group, Hoboken, n.d., ca. late 1953-early 1954.
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B+W candid photo of "On the Waterfront" filming in Hoboken: Marlon Brando is third from the left, Hoboken, no date, ca. late 1953-early 1954.
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B+W candid photo of "On the Waterfront" filming in Hoboken: Saint's stand-in is probably in light coat, Hoboken, n.d., ca. late 1953-early 1954.
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B+W candid photo of "On the Waterfront" filming in Hoboken: preparation for filming a group scene, Hoboken, no date, ca. late 1953-early 1954.
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B+W candid photo of "On the Waterfront" filming in Hoboken: preparation/ rehearsal for a scene, Hoboken, no date, ca. late 1953-early 1954.
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B+W candid photo of "On the Waterfront" filming in Hoboken: unidentified man & woman, Hoboken, no date, ca. late 1953-early 1954.
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B+W candid photo of "On the Waterfront" filming on the piers, Hoboken, no date, ca. late 1953-early 1954.
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B+W contact sheet of 3 photos of buildings & one of enemy aliens, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1890-1915.
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B+W contact sheet of 4 photos of 3 vessels & an engine room; work by W. & A. Fletcher Co., Hoboken, no date, ca. 1890-1910.
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B+W contact sheet with 15 photo images of Humanities Festival Week activities, Church Square Park, Hoboken, October, 1999.
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B+W contact sheet, 7 photos of Frank Sinatra on film set of "Young at Heart", L.A., CA, Warner Bros. 1954.
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B+W copy photo negative of 100th Anniversary Dinner, St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hoboken, Sept. 21, 1958.
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B+W copy photo negative of Annual Outing, Ladies Aid Society of St. Matthews Lutheran Church of Hoboken, Platzl Brauhaus, [Pomona, N.Y.], June 23, 1949.
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B+W copy photo negative of Pastor Karl M. Wossidlo of St. Matthews Church, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1870-1890.
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B+W copy photo negative of Reverend Hermann Brueckner, pastor of St. Matthews Church, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1920-1935.
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B+W copy photo negative of unidentified man, probably a pastor of St. Matthews Church, no place, probably Hoboken, no date, ca. 1890-1910
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B+W copy photo negative with three images of St. Matthew's Church and activities, Hoboken, no dates, ca. 1910-1930.
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B+W copy photo negative with two images of St. Matthew's Church exterior, one with a group, Hoboken, no dates, ca. 1920-1950.
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B+W copy photo negative with two images of St. Matthew's Church sanctuary, Hoboken, no dates, ca. 1900-1930.
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B+W copy photo of 1938 Memorial Day Parade near the Fabian Theatre, on Newark St., east of Washington St., Hoboken, May, 1938.
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B+W copy photo of Harding memorializing the war dead, Port of Debarkation, Hoboken, May 24, 1921.
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B+W copy photo of Hoboken resident Anthony "Hank" Fantaccione with Janssen Dairy Products milk truck, Hoboken.
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B+W copy photo of Holland America Line pier 5 & boat clubhouses near 4th St., Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1902-1910.
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B+W copy photo of James Quinn & Elysian bartenders & friends Copa night club, N.Y., n.d., ca. 1965. Copacabana night club, N.Y., n.d., ca. 1965.
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B+W copy photo of Mayor Fred DeSapio presenting Frank Sinatra with Key to the City at Hoboken City Hall, Hoboken, Oct. 30, 1947.
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B+W copy photo of Washington St. motorcade with President & Mrs. Wilson, General Shanks et al, Hoboken, July 8, 1919.
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B+W copy photo of a photo at Morton & Greenwich Sts. curve of inbound tunnel of the Hudson & Manhattan Rail Road, New York, no date (1905?).
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B+W copy photo of a photo documenting construction progress at the Hudson Street station of the Hudson & Manhattan Rail Road, NY, July 8, 1907.
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B+W copy photo of a photo inside tunnels of Hudson & Manhattan Rail Road, location not certain, June 3, 1907.
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B+W copy photo of a photo of arches under construction inside the Hoboken Terminal of Hudson & Manhattan Rail Road, Hoboken, June 20, 1906 or 1907.
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B+W copy photo of a view looking west from the eastbound elevated railway station at Henderson and Ferry Streets, Hoboken, 1948.
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B+W copy photo of an "On the Waterfront" movie still showing Marlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint in Church Square Park, Hoboken, N.J., no date, ca. Nov.
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B+W copy photo of an architect with a friend 'rowing across Hoboken', ca. Monroe & 13th Sts., Hoboken, 1920.
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B+W copy photo of elevated streetcar railway looking northwest on Ferry Street to corner of Washington Street, Hoboken, 1948.
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B+W copy photo of funeral procession outside the A.J. Volk Funeral Home, 631 - 633 Washington St., Hoboken, no date, ca. 1920.
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B+W copy photo of group of costumed participants in the first Ragamuffin Parade, Hoboken, no date, circa 1962.
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B+W copy photo of image of George Kirchgessner & Phillip Otting seated in Elysian Park, Hoboken, ca. 1934.
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