Chicago
Largest city in Illinois which was founded in 1830 and incorporated in 1837
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Where can you find information about the Chicago Portrait Company?
Chicago Portrait Company was founded in 1893 and located 509 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Info from visitors: My...
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How did Rainbo Gardens evolve into Kinetic Playground?
Here are a few remembrances and notes: In early 1968 I lived in the neighborhood now known as "Wrigleyville" and learned,...
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How did Chicago get its name?
Most people believe that the name Chicago came from Indian tribes meaning 'skunk' or 'wild onion' but there are also historians...
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What is the history of the Chicago Housing Authority?
History of Chicago Housing Authority The history of (CHA)is poverty. It was a terrible idea to put all of those low-income...
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What effect has the Latin King Gang had on the Humbolt Park community?
The Latin Kings have a huge effect on the Humbolt Park area. Even bigger than most people would like to believe. The fact that...
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Who were the Marquette Ten?
The Marquette Ten were Marquette district CPD officers convicted in 1982 of taking bribes from drug dealers. The affair is...
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Old train stations in Hyde Park?
On a map of the Chicago World's Fair, 1933/1934 Century of Progress, the following Illinois Central Stations are shown: 18th...
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What is info on Essanay Studios?
According to Irv Kupcinet, in his book, Kup's Chicago, (publish date 1962 [out of print]), Louella Parsons wrote scenarios for...
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What is the value of a Columbian Exposition half dollar from the 1893 Chicago World's Fair?
$12 in Almost Uncirculated, $24 in uncirculated MS-60, and over $700 in MS-65.
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Where can you find information about the Grace Lines cruise ship company?
Check out the website Allthingscruise.com they have info on most every cruise line I've ever heard of. Worth looking there!
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History and development of Boystown in Chicago?
Several years ago Gay Chicago Magazine (Aug 10 1995) did an article on Boys Town history. I saved this article and will share a...
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Chicago Park District Police?
I believe th Chicago Park Police was absorbed into the CDP in 1957.My father was a Park Policeman from 1931. He retired from the...
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What is info on the Chez Paree night club?
My grandmother danced there in the mid-40's, with Tony Martin, the singer. I can't find any detailed info as of yet. She was also...
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Where can you start your Chicago genealogy research?
Check out the Cook County, Illinois GenWeb site. Lots of great ideas for sources of information there. The Newberry...
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What are the famous buildings in Chicago?
One of Chicago�s famous buildings is the Auditorium Building. � Designed by the famous architects/engineer: Dankmar Adler...
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How many different ethnicities live in Chicago?
Many. Back at the turn of the century many Europeans immigrated to Chicago. Mostly Italians and Irish at the time. But not to...
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Why did Latinos move to Humboldt Park?
Historically, due to the lack of jobs in Puerto Rico and other Latin American countries, Latinos have migrated to the US in...
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What is the history of Bucktown?
I recently heard about a book: It is called Wicker Park from 1673 thru 1929 and Walking Tour Guide by Elaine A. Coorens. ...
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Where can you find information about the Riverview roller rink?
My friends and I skated there every Friday night, then went straight into the "Park" and went on rides until closing time, around...
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What is info on the Ravenswood Lakeview Historical Society?
The Ravenswood Lakeview Historical Society is part of the Sulzer Regional Library of the Chicago Public Library System. Check out...
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What is information about the Morrison Hotel in the 1920's?
The Morrison Hotel, the "Hotel of Perfect Service," was a premier Chicago hotel by the 1920s. Located in the center of the city...
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What is info on Chicago's Lincoln Highway?
I am not a real OLD TIMER but I did live in a three flat on Lincoln Highway in Chicago Heights about 1954 to 1956 when I was just...
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What is information on Cafe Idrott?
I believe this [Cafe Idrott, not Cafe Edrit] is the correct spelling; I have an old ad book from a Swedish fraternal society at...
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What happened to the old Kenwood School in Chicago?
I don't know about the "old" Kenwood, but Kenwood Academy High School, a Chicago Public School, is located at 5015 S. Blackstone...
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Information on Chicago tokens?
Timewarp, If your token was made before 1909, when the new Chicago street address system was adopted, the 172-176 N. Clark...
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Where is Northwestern House located in Chicago?
The intersection of Carroll and Des Plaines Streets, where Northwestern House was located, no longer exists on my 2001 map. The...
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Who were the signers of the Illinois Constitution?
Have you contacted the Newberry Library in Chicago? http://www.newberry.org/nl/newberryhome.html The reference librarian's...
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Who was William Skakel?
William Skakel rented the entire building at 122, 124 South Clark Street for $708.33 and 1/3 per month from the Lansing,...
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Where can you find information about O'Brien and O'Brien and is the company still in business?
Yes littlefield ranch is in business and has had a peak year. www.littlefieldranch.com. From the website, it states: =...
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What is info on Rowe Brothers Jewelers?
Rowe Brothers were J. Leslie Rowe and Arthur or Alfred Rowe. J. Leslie owned Blake and Ham Jewelry Store in Frankfort, Indiana. ...
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Where is Polly Hamilton the girlfriend of John Dillinger buried?
Somewhere in Chicago, it seems. Check this link for info on Ms Hamilton....
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Information on Irish Americans on the South Side of Chicago?
In the book "Chicago and Cook County Sources: A Genealogical and Historical Guide" by Loretto Dennis Szucs (publish date 1986),...
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Do you need a license to sell cars in Illinois and if so how can you obtain one?
You do. Check with the Secretary of State, who monitors and licenses vehicle dealers. See the link to the right for the...
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Why was the Montrose area called Hillbilly Heaven?
That of course was the slang term used by many to describe the area and I am sure it was not an official designation. The...
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Where was the headquarters of the Chicago Tribune?
The Chicago Tribune Tower was built in the 1920s. The old Tribune Building was located on the southeast corner of Dearborn and...
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Sackley or Dyer family?
Frances, I don't know if there is a connection with Margaret Dyer and a Charles Volney Dyer but this may perhaps be of some...
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Where can you find information about the Leaf Gum Company?
I do believe this company still exists in the Chicago suburbs. The Chicago Plant on Cicero near Division moved sometime in the...
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How do you find information on Budlongs Pickles?
I don't know much about the history, but I can tell you that it's a single word: Budlong On the northwest side of...
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Irish cemetery in Bridgeport?
Most likely would have used Calvery, Evanston, Illinois, or Mt. Olivet, Worth, Illinois. I would try Mt. Olivet on 111th...
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What is information on the Chicago Guernsey Farm?
The Chicago Guernsey Farm was located on Garfield Road in Hinsdale, IL. My father worked there as a dairy man in the mid-twenties...
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What candy store was on West 22nd in the 1920s and 1930s?
It was not a candy store it made punching bags of your face for sumo restlers
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What is information on the Deering Works?
The Deering Works was the Deering Reaper Works. It manufactured farm-harvesting machinery and was founded by William Dearing in...
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Getting photo of a Chicago address?
You can search on the address at http://www.cookcountyassessor.com/search/search.asp. Click on the camera icon for a...
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Kriegman or Brichke family?
My grandfather's name was Peisach Brichke. My grandmother was Ida Brichke. As far as my 80 year old father knows, they always...
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Who are the Hyde-Heidenblut family?
Try going to the Illinois Regional Archives Depository site: Archives enter in your surname, and send away for old documents,...
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When did Chicago annex Lake View?
According to H. Mayer & R. Wade, in their book -- Chicago, Growth of a Metropolis, page 177 -- the City of Lake View's annexation...
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Were there gangsters in Chicago in 1915?
Yes. But probably not with intentions of hurting your grandmother unless they were probably worried of getting caught in some...
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Perkins Bass and the Bass Brothers?
Gary, The following was taken from the book Chicago: Pictorial and Biographical, Volume II, published in 1912: Perkins...
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Who were the 'good guys' and 'bad guys' in early Chicago?
AL CAPONE. Gangster who was involved in prohibition.
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What is information on the Kenwood School for Girls?
The site of the old Kenwood School for Girls is now occupied by the campus of the Kenwood Academy and the Canter Middle School,...
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Why is Chicago called the Windy City?
Chicago was nicknamed the Windy City not for the wind but for the politicians and city boosters who were full of "hot...
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Where can you find information about the George J Cooke Brewing Company?
Go to www.chicagolandbeerhistory.com for more info. George Joseph Cooke was my grandfather, but I know little about the...
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Where can you find information about the Chicago riot of 1886?
STUPID QUESTION EVER!!!!!!DUH!!LOOK IN AN ENCYCLOPEDIA!!!!
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What is information about Jarosz Dairy?
This was a small dairy on the northwest side of Chicago. The deliveries were made by horse & buggy. My mother remembers them...
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What is info on Chicago's Woodward Hotel?
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How do you find information on the history of Devlin's pharmacy in Chicago?
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What is info on Chicago's Zoe Paris cafe?
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Where can you find the history of Chicago's famous London House and the Jazz players who performed there over the years?
ramsey lewis dave brubeck stan kenton theolonius monk You would be hard pressed to find anyone who did not play...
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How do you find information on a Chicago street address?
You can search on the address at http://www.cookcountyassessor.com/search/search.asp. Click on the camera icon for a...
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Silent Six black aldermen?
From an article about Mayor Harold Washington, at Black Chicago Ralph Metcalf, he was one of the Silent Six, and had been...
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Where can you find information about the Lakeside Foundry Chicago Illinois that made a school bell dated 1886?
I don't know the answer but I am looking for the Lakeside Foundry in Chicago ILL that made my atique blue enamel parlor stove it...
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What is info on Garden City Brewery?
A Google search with the words, "Garden City Brewery Chicago", gave the following: The brewery existed from 1901 to 1950 and...
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What is info on the Jakter or Jakster Hotel?
I remember this hotel very well. It was red and black with stairs leading below ground level. I attended a grammar school in...
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Is it true that Eleanor Roosevelt lived for a short time in Madison Park in Hyde Park or Kenwood?
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Old St John's factory?
I obtained a wooden wagon wheel with an iron rim and it was stamped "St. John & Co. Chicago" If anyone would like a digital...
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What is the history of The Dixie Square Mall?
The orginal general partners of Meyer C. Weiner and Martin H. Braun signed a contract with Inland Construction to be their...
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What is info on Canton Tea Gardens night club?
See the link to the right for an article talking about someone who performed there regularly: VJMUK
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Was the Country Club Hotel in Chicago a mob hangout?
Check Bill Roemer's book "The Enforcer", biography of Tony Spilotro by a former FBI agent in Chicago. Mentions the hotel many...
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Auburn Park or Gresham history?
Here are some bits of information that you may find helpful: According to the book �Chicago Sun Times: Metro Chicago...
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Where was 1953 film noir 'City That Never Sleeps' shot?
I'm not sure if this is a trick question. The action is set in Chicago, and, according to multiple (Internet) sources, the movie...
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Where was the Axel Roller Skating Rink?
A young artist named Griesel, with the following biography, "Grisel was born and raised in the Logan Square neighborhood of...
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Portage Park history?
My family moved to Portage Park in 1949. I was told that the park got its name because the indians "portaged" their canoes...
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When did Chicago annex Kensington?
CHI PUB LIB Try this website, at the Chicago Public Libraries....in their special collections Chicago Public Library Special...
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How do you find information about the Chicago riot of 1968?
Here is what FAQ Farmers have had to say: The 1968 riot had nothing to do with the killing of Doctor Martin Luther King. That...
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What is the history of Bowman Dairy?
For some reason, I thought the family came from the Oak Park-River Forest area, and in googling, I found the following in the...
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The Olson Memorial Park waterfall was a replica of what waterfall?
Brief History of Olson Rug Co. Olsonrug.com Olson Rug Co. was established in 1874. The manufacturing mill was located in Chicago...
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Where can you find pictures of Chicago neighborhoods circa 1930s?
The Realtors Koenig & Strey have been using pictures of Chicago neighborhoods as part of their latest advertising campaign. All...
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How do you find information about the Meyers and Wenthe Badge Company in Chicago?
I don't have too much information. However, the company was last at 7220 W. Wilson in Harwood Heights, Illinois. They were bought...
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Is it true that Mrs Oleary's cow started the Chicago Fire?
A Feminist Newspaper called "The Revolution" written shortly after the Chicago Fire of 1871, read as follows: "Mrs. Leary denies...
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How did Wolf Point get its name?
According to one historian; in the early days of Chicago, a point of land jutted out into the river at the junction of the North...
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Bud Johnson's Chicago gambling establishment?
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What is the history of Brighton Park?
My family moved to Brighton Park in the early 1900's. They were Irish Catholic (attended St. Agnes Church), and were railroad...
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Was Lakeview an Irish section of Chicago?
It is my understanding that the Lake View community is bounded by Fullerton Avenue on the South, to Devon Avenue on the North,...
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What is information on Cyrus McCormick farm machinery?
The McCormick Reaper factory began the manufacture of farm harvest reapers in 1848 and was located between north Water Street and...
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Chicago Prostitute War of 1857?
Anna Wilson's house, the only fifty cent brothel, was enlivened by the presence of a belligerent young strumpet named Annie...
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How many terms did Richard J Daley serve?
Richard J. Daley served the following: Terms of Office 1st term: 1955-1959 2nd term: 1959-1963 3rd term: 1963-1967 4th...
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Is Chicago located on a bay?
Chicago is located on the shores of Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes. No, but we've got one heck of a Lake. So...
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How do you find information about a waterfall near the expressway in Chicago in the 1960s?
you would enter the area off of diversey and walk down past umbrella tables with chairs. there was a mobile unit next to the...
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How do you find information on Louis F Nonnast tables?
So do I. It was my grandparents'. I think they bought it in upper Michigan. I drove by the address on the table a few years ago....
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Do you remember Story Book Land?
Storybook Park and Adventureland were in Addison, IL. There is also a Storybook Gardens in the Wisconsin Dells, in case you...
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Independent Cycle and Manufacturing Company?
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Who was Harrison Street in Chicago named after?
Named after William Harrison, the 9th president of the U.S. In regards to the follow-up question: "Is there a definitive...
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What is the history of Humboldt Park?
L. Frank Baum wrote "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" while living in Chicago at 1667 N. Humboldt Boulevard near Humboldt Park....
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Cole Hot Blast Manf Co?
My grandfather Hugh Livingston Cole was part owner of the Cole Hot Blast Mfg Co. with his brothers. The factory went out of...
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Helsing's Vodvil Lounge?
located on Broadway, it consisted of restaurant, night club featuring entertainment(George Gobel, George Brunis dixieland group...
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What became of Chicago's Boldenweck Avenue?
I do not know if this would be helpful to you, but a Frederick Boldenweck is mentioned in '*Who's Who in Chicago' 1931;...
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Who drew the autumn cover for the Tribune Magazine?
John T. McCutcheon - Injun Summer see: Purdue.edu Hope this helps NICE FRAMEABLE COPIES OF THIS CARTOON "INJUN SUMMER"...
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What is the history of Ridge Avenue?
Try this website, lib.niu.edu From the book: Suburban/Rural Conflicts in Late 19th Century Chicago: Political, Religious and...
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When did the Art Institute get rid of their period rooms?
I'm not sure exactly when but when I went to the Institute in the late 1970's for the first time in over 20 years they were gone....
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What is information on the Byerly Pop Company?
The Byerly Pop Co. was located in Arizona. As A boy in the 50's You could still buy their product. I have a bottle with their...
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