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Arcadia artist, Dorothy Schmit, won first place in oil painting in the eighth annual "Landmarks Exhibition."

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 27, 1958
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p. 16
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 27, 1958
Pages
p. 16
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Arcadia artists - Schmit, Dorothy
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16343AN
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Arcadia-born artist Quinton Bemiller is painting a mural to be displayed at The Armory Center for the Arts through March 21, 2010. This work was inspired by the natural environment of Hahamongna Watershed Park.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 24, 2010
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p. A18
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 24, 2010
Pages
p. A18
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Artists
Bemiller, Quinton
Item ID
32068AN
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Artist Miranda Villanueva will be painting a mural tomorrow in the Center Court of Westfield Santa Anita mall in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 8, 2021
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 8, 2021
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p. A3
Subjects
Artists
Public Art
Villanueva, Miranda
Westfield Santa Anita
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Mrs. Mildred Maltbie, local artist, will display her paintings in the Arcadia Public Library during the month of September.

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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
September 16, 1957
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p. 1
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
September 16, 1957
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia artists - Maltbie, Mildred
Item ID
15970AN
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Artists Edna Lenz and Justine Wishek will show their series of paintings on famous landmarks at an Arcadia AAWU meeting.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 7, 1957
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p. 20
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 7, 1957
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Arcadia artists - Lenz, Edna
Arcadia artists - Wishek, Justine
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Arcadia artist, Mrs. Trude Hanscom, is providing oil paintings to Arcadians through the Art Loan at the Arcadia Public Library.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 16, 1959
Pages
p. 9
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 16, 1959
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia artists
Hanscom, Trude
Item ID
17386AN
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Arcadia artist, Beatrice S. Hinlein, is holding a one-man showing of her paintings at Hinshaw's Auditorium.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 10, 1959
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p. 10
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 10, 1959
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Arcadia artists
Hinlein, Beatrice S.
Item ID
14502AN
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Seven water color paintings by Arcadia artist Dorothy Browdy Kushner are featured in an exhibit at the Los Angeles Art Association.

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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
April 5, 1954
Pages
p. 6
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
April 5, 1954
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Arcadia Artists - Kushner, Dorothy Browdy
Item ID
12991AN
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Joe Milazzo of Arcadia presented his pen-and-ink composition "Early Morning Drive" to former President Ronald Reagan at his Century City office. The scene depicts a cowboy pushing cattle across the open plains.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 12, 1997
Pages
p. A1 w / photo The Star Section
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 12, 1997
Pages
p. A1 w / photo The Star Section
Subjects
Arcadia Artists - Milazzo, Joe
Item ID
11196AN
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Dorothy Kushner has had her painting, "Moon over the pines" accepted for display at the National Orange Show in San Bernardino.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 10, 1955
Pages
p. 3
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 10, 1955
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia artists - Kushner, Dorothy
Item ID
13601AN
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Former building of Foulger Ford, 55 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA. Sign reads "Trucks Santa Clara Ave" on building. Office building in background. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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Date
2001
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Date
2001
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Foulger Ford
Automobile dealerships
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4x6 b&w
ID
2246C
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Photographs
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Paintings of two Arcadia watercolor artists, Dorothy Browdy Kushner and Herrica Hartmetz, will be displayed in the California Water Color Society's 37th National Exhibition.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 2, 1958
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 2, 1958
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Artists - Kushner, Dorothy Browdy
Arcadia Artists - Hartmetz, Herrica
Item ID
16217AN
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Artists

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1. "Arcadia honors historical aide (Lenz)." News clip, March 1, 1968. 2. "Edna Lenz will exhibit." News clip, no date. 3. "Third annual Arcadia spring flower show and art festival." News photo, April 14, 1967. 4. "Arcadia woodcrafter Kenneth Rucker." News clip, February 22, 1969. 5. "Artist ga…
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1. "Arcadia honors historical aide (Lenz)." News clip, March 1, 1968.
2. "Edna Lenz will exhibit." News clip, no date.
3. "Third annual Arcadia spring flower show and art festival." News photo, April 14, 1967.
4. "Arcadia woodcrafter Kenneth Rucker." News clip, February 22, 1969.
5. "Artist gains inspiration from study (Grippa)." News clip, October 6, 1974.
6. "Meyer Piet, manufacturer." Newsclip, February 4, 1969.
7. "Elsie Porri exhibits." News clip, January 26, 1967.
8. "Arcadia painter of horse portraits." Typed handout, no date.
9. "Arcadia metalsmith (Roysher)." News clip, September 19, 1974.
10. "He goes beyond the surface (Portanova)." News clip, March 12, 1967.
11. "Exhibition of horse photography at Arcadia Library (Bert Thayer)." Typed publicity handout, no date.
12. "Welder discovers new art medium (UHL)." News clip, February, 1, 1968.
13. "Local artist makes his living (Houbein)." News clip, July 9, 1973.
14. "The portrait sculpture of Joseph Portanova." Reprint from American Artist, January 1965. Original and acid-free copy.
15. "Portanova creates Kennedy portrait." News clip, no date.
16. "Inspiration is sought (Grippa)." News clip, May 12, 1974.
17. Grippa publicity. Handout, no date.
18. "H.R. etched in silver - Royser." News clip, February 12, 1967.
19. "Arcadia artist brings her flair (Kaffy Reinhardt)." News clip, January 5, 1978.
20. "Clarence Fawcett's adventuresome life." News clip, September 16, 1974?
21. "Edna Lenz, artist, buried." Pasadena Star News, October 17, 1981, p.B-7.
22. "Woodcarving gives Arcadian pleasure, relaxation (Meyer Piet)." News clip and photo, News-Post, March 17, 1970.
23. Letter from Deloris Harris, February 25, 1993, to Arcadia Library, regarding local artist Muriel Josef George (known as Josef). Enclosed, a copy of an article on Josef from the Antique Trader Weekly, Dubuque, Iowa, April 8, 1992.
24. "Edna Lenz, exponent of living." Arcadia News-Post, no date.
25. "Huristone Fairchild painting brilliant desert oils in Double Drive studio." Arcadia Tribune, April 3, 1947, p.1.
26. "Desert painter returns to his Arcadia studio (Huristone Fairchild)." Arcadia Tribune, August 28, 1947, p.1.
27. "Louise S. Lewis will exhibit paintings in women's clubhouse" Arcadia Tribune, May 15, 1947.
28. Information from Social Security Death Index re: Justine Wishek, taken from Internet August, 1997.
29. Information from Social Security Death Index re: Edna Lenz, taken from Internet August, 1997.
30. E-mail regarding George Lowell Young and his black and white linoleum block reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's canvas, "The Last Supper."
31. Arcadia artist paints nature in realistic light. (Ruo Li) Pasadena Star News CHEERS! section December 29, 2000.
32. Biographical brief of Ben Abril, written by Jerome Selmer. 2000.
33. Maynard Dixon, 71, muralist in the West. NY Times November 15, 1946 p. 23:2.
34. Noted artist Maynard Dixon dies. LA Times November 15, 1946 pt.I p.2:2.
35. "Artwork by local artist Ben Abril on display." Jerry and Doris Selmer presented the Arcadia Public Library a poster-print of the "Queen Anne Cottage" by artist Ben Abril. Article includes biographical information. Arcadia Weekly, November 11-17, 1999, p. 21.
36. Mid Valley Arts League has presented the award winning painting from its recent Anniversary Show to the Arcadia Public Library. The painting was created by Jack Sheppard, well-known San Gabriel Valley artist. Photo of Assistant Librarian Kent Ross accepting painting from Jack Sheppard. News clip, no date or source given.
37. Bookmark with painting by Rosemary Reuter of the Arcadia City Library, 1924, shown on it.
38. Information compiled by the MCLS Reference Service on the artist/sculptor Preston Prescott and his work on the Hugo Reid Family statue. May 22, 2003. (Sculpture moved in 2003 from Arcadia County Park to the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum.)
39. Obituary for Preston Prescott, sculptor of the Hugo Reid Family statue. Santa Cruz Sentinel. January 4, 1988, p. A-10.
40. List from the Tobey C. Moss Gallery of exhibitions, murals for public buildings, corporate collections and published works by Jay Rivkin, designer of the tile mosaics (tile murals) at City Hall depicting Arcadia's history and the "Blind Justice" mosaic located next to the front entrance of the Arcadia Police Department. June 12, 2003. Images of the "Blind Justice" mosaic and artist Jay Rivkin. August 21, 2003. (See also photo-documentation notebook in Arcadia History Room : R 363.2 A City of Arcadia A.P.D. Tile Mural)
41. Great Moments in the Theatre. Three programs: Forty-Fourth Year, 2001-2002 Season, Forty-Fifth Year, 2002-2003 Season, and Forty-Sixth Year, 2003-2004 Season. Includes biographical information on page 11 for Arcadia actor Allan Gruener.
42. Digital photo of peacock statue placed on fountain at Arcadia County Park and biographical information with portfolio booklet on David Chapple, the sculptor of the peacock. August 5, 2003.
43. Internationally known artist, Jia Lu, sets up shop in Arcadia. Sunday Star, January 5, 2003, page 1.
44. Obituary for Justine Wishek. Arcadia Tribune, December 13, 1984, p. C8.
45. Staff report memorandum to Mayor and City Council from William R. Kelly, City Manager regarding Peacock Corner--Phase II. Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement in the amount of $30,000 with Chapple Design Studio for the creation of Peacock Corner--Phase II Peacock Sculpture. Artist is David Chapple. Memo dated January 7, 2003.
46. Postcard promoting book Santa Anita Morning Rhapsody by Karen S. Davis, a photographer from Burbank, CA. (2 copies).
47. Memo from Don Penman to Mayor and City Council dated December 21, 1999. Subject: Report and recommendation to authorize the city manager to enter into a professional services agreement in the amount of $16,500 with Paul Tzanetopoulos for public art work on the rail bridge at Huntington Drive and Second Avenue.
48. "Library group will present watercolors: $3,600 spent to purchase and prepare art depicting landmarks in Valley (by Lenz and Wishek)" Los Angeles Times, November 9, 1967.
49. California State Library Foundation Bulletin, Number 63, Summer 1998. Features articles about the Maynard Dixon murals formerly at Anoakia, later installed at California State Library. With correspondence from Gary F. Kurutz, Curator of Special Collections at the California State Library.
50.The Capitol Extension Group by Dorothy Regnery, an article from the California State Library Foundation Bulletin, Issue #69, Fall 2000/Winter 2001 with pictures of Maynard Dixon murals at the California State Library.
51. History on the Walls: the Maynard Dixon and Frank Van Sloun Murals in the California State Library by Donald J. Hagerty. An article from the California State Library Foundation Bulletin, Issue #69, Fall 2000/Winter 2001.
52. Photocopy of a crayon sketch drawing of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin by Maynard Dixon. Excerpt appeared in the publication Standard Oil Bulletin, June, 1919. See also VF "Elias J. Lucky Baldwin" for entire article.
53. Biography of Greg Spalenka, printed March 28, 2008 from Website at http://www.spalenka.com. He was born in Arcadia and illustrated the book The Eyes of the Unicorn by Teresa Bateman. This book is in our Arcadia Authors section under S.
54. Terry Miller, photographer, image files. Finding aid to digital photos on DVD and CD-R for READ posters and other images. Disks are stored in black Arcadia History Room Media Box.
55. Holiday notecard designed and painted by Rosemary Reuter, 2008.
56."From Packhorse to packard: Maynard Dixon's paintings chronicle transportation in the American West," by John Ott, Westways, January/February 2009.
57. J + K Gallery: Artistic Process on display at gallery at 524 South First Avenue in Arcadia, featuring art by Andy Carey, Dilara Arin, Eunice San Miguel, Frances Muenzer, Hollis Hart, Jolene Lai, Kenny Harris, Nigel Sanders, Nikki Mull, Orion Fisher and Yasemin Baran. Ophelia Lee and Eunice San Miguel in photograph. The Weekly Star, September 16, 2010.
58. "Home" a documentary about the importance of the public library in the homeless community in Downtown Los Angeles, 29 minutes. A film by Emily-Rose Wagner, an Arcadia resident. This item is a DVD in the black Arcadia History Room Media Box.
59. Biography of Jay Rivkin, 1916-2006. She is the artist who created the murals at Arcadia City Hall (restored in 2013) and the "Blind Justice" tile mosaic that used to be at Arcadia Police Department (torn down). From the Tobey C. Moss Gallery website at www.tobeycmossgallery.com. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
60. Brochure from the historic tour of the Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building at 914 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814. Page 6 has information about Maynard Dixon's Plains Indian murals that were given to the State Library in 1996 by the last owner of the Anoakia mansion.
61. Assorted blank notecards with silkscreened artwork depicting Arcadia places by Edna Lenz and Justine Wishek, 1950s, signed by artist.
62. Artist Lannea G. Melzian, painted "Arboretum Peacock" (in memory of J. Lyle Cunningham) and "Santa Anita Depot," both stored in flat files in History Room. Obituary from San Gabriel Valley Tribune, August 10, 2016.
63. Artist Mr. Zhuang Liwei wrote out the poem The River Journey from White King City (by Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai) in calligraphy and it is part of the Gilb Museum collection. This is the English translation of the poem. January 25, 2018.
64. Photographer Craig P. Barrows, Arcadia High School class of 2007 page from yearbook and 7-page copy of pictorial article "Flowers in a new light," proof from National Geographic, October 2018.
65. John F. Martin exhibited Arcadia Eats: Then & Now in the library exhibit hall during October 2022 for our Arcadia Eats program. Three items: Gallery Guide, which includes artist statement and biography. Postcard "Recalling the day: old school Arcadia." Postcard art classes at John Martin's Pasadena Atelier art studio.
Subjects
Artists
Item ID
16AF
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12 year old local artist

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 24, 1969
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 24, 1969
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia artists - Ordoz, Francisco
Item ID
3604AN
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Local artist

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 18, 1957
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p. 3
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 18, 1957
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia artists - Surganty, William J.
Item ID
3608AN
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Arcadia artists Mrs. Philip Weary and Mrs. Mildred S. Maltbie, will exhibit their paintings at the Arcadia Woman's Club on March 12 - 14.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
February 23, 1958
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
February 23, 1958
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia artists
Weary, Mrs. Philip
Maltbie, Mildred S.
Item ID
17348N
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Formal portrait of Arcadia artist Edna Lenz.

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unknown
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unknown
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Arcadia Artists - Lenz, Edna
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1503
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Arcadia artist, Mrs. Beatrice Hinlein, has a display of her at at the Arcadia Library.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
April 27, 1959
Pages
p. 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
April 27, 1959
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Arcadia artists
Hinlein, Beatrice
Item ID
17443AN
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The work of Arcadia artist Janina Nijinska is on display at the library. Article includes biographical notes.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 8, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 8, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Arcadia artists - Nijinska, Janina
Item ID
531AN
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A new Federico's Bakery recently opened in Arcadia. It is located inside Anthony's Italian Gourmet at 1212 S. Baldwin Ave.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 28, 1988
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p. A-3 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 28, 1988
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p. A-3 photo
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Federico's Bakery
Item ID
770AN
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