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East End Avenue: East End Manor (Folder 47)
East End Manor, 7015 South East End Avenue
1934
Western Avenue: Lane Technical High School (Folder 160)
1936
48th Street (Folder 181)
Tilpin High School, 48th Street
1931
University of Chicago (Folder 187A)
1946
Toll road (Tollway) (Folder 276)
Toll plaza near Deerfield looking north
1959
Toll road (Tollway) (Folder 280)
Lake Forest Oasis, exterior view
1959
Construction of the Gazebo for the Enchanted Island exhibit
1933
Construction of a giant toy wagon in preparation for the Enchanted Island exhibit
The photo was taken in March of 1933, a few months before the grand opening of the Fair.
1933
Construction of the children's theater for the Enchanted Island exhibit at A Century of Progress.
1933
Entrance of Electrical Group building.
A close up view of one of the entrances of the Electrical Group building at A Century of Progress International Exposition in early 1933, a few months before the opening of Fair.
1933
Fair officials with last millionth visitor on the last day of the World's Fair
1933
Dr. Henry Balfour, director of the Pitts River Museum of Oxford University, visiting the fair
1933
Brother and sister reunite at the Chicago World's Fair
1933
Children visiting the fair
1933
Harvey Firestone presents a farmer with a complete set of tractor wheels and tires at the Fair
1933
International commercial schools contest award recipients
E.W. Harrison, teacher in the school received the award from Col. Robert Isham Randolph. To the right is Violet Molner, Cleveland, who won first place in the amateur shorthand event for high schools.
1933
Winner in the International Schools contest first place amateur bookkeeping for business
1934
Woman wearing the modern costume of Turkish women
1933
Employees of the Milky Way Company at the Court theater inspecting the television apparatus at the television exhibition
1933
Gloria Swanson looks up at the Skyride
1934
Drum and bugle corps of the Calumet City American Legion leadparade of the parishioners of St. Andrew's Roman Catholic church
1933
Century of Progress Spanish Village exhibit.
1933
Spanish entertainers being received at the fair
1933
Veterans of the Spanish American war took part in the Philippine Veterans Day
1933
Southern Illinois Beauty Queens at the Century of Progress.
1933
A monkey from the Frank Buck Jungle Camp to be given as a door prize with T.A. Loveland, manager of the Jungle Camp
1933
Beauty contest winner with famous swimmers
1933
Children feasting on the world's largest ham sandwich
1933
Brother and sister reunite at the Chicago World's Fair
1933
Boys examining the Rapid Transit exhibit in the Hall of Science
1933
Dennis O' Shea, in glasses, pie-eating champion of the 1934 World's Fair
Third, second, and first place winners of the 1934 pie-eating contest.
1934
A happy group of visitors after their first day at the new World's Fair from York and York County Pennsylvania
The party, under the chaperonage of Glenn E. Bailey and J.W. Barwick, numbers 153, and is composed of 75 school children and 60 teachers. They already have visited all exhibit buildings, the Field Museum, Colonial Village, the Lama Temple and Fort Dearborn. They leave Friday for home, and are staying at Judson Court, University of Chicago.
1933
Governor and Mrs. Guy B. Parks of Missouri view exhibit of cave deposits in the Court of States
1933
Birthday of the Infanta performance
A church pageant of Oscar Wilde's fairy tale The Birthday of the Infanta at Ford's Symphony Garden.
1933
Chicago orphans visit the World's Fair
1933
Neanderthal woman in the "World A Million Years Ago" exhibit
1933
A young fair visitor
1933
Elinor Huesman chosen for the title of Miss Century of Progress
1933
Major Chester L. Fordney, United States Marine Reserve Corps, welcomes the Michigan Blossom queen and her court to the new World's Fair.
1933
Members of the committee planning Mexico Day to be held at A Century of Progress
1933
Reproduction of one of the Mayan temples, buildings of the Monjas, or Nunnery, at Uxmal, Yucatan
1933
Two of the contestants who entered in the 'Parade of the Masques' contest
1933
Sculpture of 'Man Combating Ignorance' on the North approach of the Hall of Science
1934
Construction of the General Exhibits Building
1933
The Monforte Sisters (the four women playing the instruments standing towards the rear left) perform at the Century of Progress Italian Village.
1933
Man in Bedouin clothes at the Century of Progress Foreign Villages exhibit.
1933
Conception by Hugh Ferriss of how the Ford Exhibition building will look at night
The building is nine hundred feet long and ten stories in height at its center. It faces upon a five acre park fronting Lake Michigan. Albert Kahn of Detroit is the architect, and Walter Dorwin Teague of New York, the industrial designer, is in charge of the interior display.
1933
Aerial view of the Federal Building
1933
Cars driving around track at the Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934
1933
Motor and control equipment demonstrates its suitability
1933
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Century of Progress records
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Chicago Photographic Collection
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Marcy-Newberry Association records
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Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
2
Richard J. Daley collection
1
Cook County School of Nursing records
1
Illinois Training School for Nurses records
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Geographic Location
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Near South Side (Chicago, Ill.)
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North Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.)
7
Chicago (Ill.)
3
Lake Forest (Ill.)
2
Hyde Park (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Lower West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Pilsen (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Bronzeville (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Deerfield (Ill.)
1
Grant Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Little Village (Chicago, Ill.)
1
New City (Chicago, Ill.)
1
North Center (Chicago, Ill.)
1
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Subject--Name
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Dawes, Rufus C. (Rufus Cutler), 1867-1940
8
General Electric Company
6
General Motors Corporation
6
Lohr, Lenox R. (Lenox Riley), 1891-1968
5
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
5
Swanson, Gloria, 1897-1983
4
Ford Motor Company
3
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
2
American Legion
2
Buck, Frank, 1884-1950
2
Chicago Grand Opera Company (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Daley, Richard J., 1902-1976
2
Ferriss, Hugh, 1889-1962
2
Kluczynski, John C., 1896-1975
2
Pullman Company
2
Roosevelt, Franklin D., Jr. (Franklin Delano), 1914-1988
2
Sholtz, David, 1891-1953
2
Spanish-American War Veterans
2
Swift & Company
2
University of Chicago. Oriental Institute
2
Wilson & Company
1
Adler Planetarium and Astronomical Museum
1
Allen, Fred, 1894-1956
1
Amateur Athletic Union of the United States
1
Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America
1
Armour and Company
1
Baker, Phil, 1896-1963
1
Barclay, McClelland
1
Boy Scouts of America
1
Breton, Jules, 1827-1906
1
Bristol-Myers Company
1
Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957
1
Chicago Black Horse Troop and Mounted Band
1
Christ Church (Boston, Mass.)
1
Chrysler Corporation
1
City of New York (Ship)
1
Clark, J. Reuben, Jr., 1871-1961
1
Dunne, Edward F. (Edward Fitzsimons), 1853-1937
1
Ellerhusen, Ulric H. (Ulric Henry), 1879-1957
1
Firestone, Harvey Samuel, 1868-1938
1
Fisher, Howard T.
1
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947
1
Frigidaire Corporation
1
Gordon, Ruth, 1896-1985
1
Grant, Heber J. (Heber Jeddy), 1856-1945
1
Grosse, Aristid von, 1905-1985
1
Haeger Potteries
1
Illinois Training School for Nurses
1
Illinois--Northerly Island
1
John R. Thompson Co. (Washington, D.C.)
1
Marcy Center (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Moore, Grace, 1898-1947
1
Oldfield, Barney, 1878-1946
1
Orchestra Hall (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Owens-Illinois Glass Company
1
Pavley-Oukrainsky Ballet
1
Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979
1
Public Service Company of Northern Illinois
1
Revere, Paul, 1735-1818
1
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
1
Roper, Daniel C. (Daniel Calhoun), 1867-1943
1
Ross, Betsy, 1752-1836
1
Rubinstein, Helena, 1870-1965
1
Sarazen, Gene
1
Sears, Roebuck and Company
1
Staten Island Chamber of Commerce
1
Stock, Frederick, 1872-1942
1
Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Co.
1
Switzerland
1
Talmadge, Eugene, 1884-1946
1
Toledo Museum of Art
1
Troi���a���novski��, A. (Aleksandr), 1882-1955
1
WLS (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.)
1
Wilson Sporting Goods Company
1
Wilson and Company
1
Wilson, Margery, 1896-1986
1
Wray, Fay, 1907-2004
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Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945 (Architect)
1
Ellerhusen, Ulric H. (Ulric Henry), 1879-1957
1
O'Dell and Rowland Associate Architects; Rowland, Wirt C. (Wirt Clinton), 1878-1946
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Photographs
1
Architectural drawing
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14
black-and-white prints (photographs)
5
color negatives (photographic)
1
black-and-white negatives
1
photographic prints
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Exhibition buildings
34
Exhibitions
27
Buildings
22
Children
22
Visits of state
20
Contests
18
Awards
16
Beauty contestants
15
Automobiles
14
Amusement rides
13
Electricity
13
Young women
11
Beauty contests
11
Rites and ceremonies
11
Science
11
Tourists
10
Sculpture
9
Flags
8
Aerial photography
8
Amusement parks
8
Villages
7
Streets
6
Fairs
6
Visitors, Foreign
5
Celebrities
5
Courtyards
5
Express highways
5
Fountains
5
Military parades
5
Parades
5
Temples
5
Toll roads
5
Tourism
4
Construction
4
Diving
4
Entertainers
4
High school students
4
Indigenous peoples
4
Judges
4
Lamps
4
Opera singers
4
Orphans
4
Photography, Panoramic
4
Pottery
4
Restaurants
4
Softball
4
Swimmers
4
Toll plazas
4
Women
4
Women employees
3
Architectural drawing
3
Bedouins
3
Buddhism
3
Concerts
3
Dancers
3
Dwarfs (Persons)
3
Electric lighting
3
Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--Sources
3
Fascism
3
Fascists
3
Gates
3
Gifts
3
Luncheons
3
Medals
3
Potters
3
Robots
3
Theater
3
Veterans
2
Architecture--Details
2
Automobile racing
2
Bands
2
Boys
2
Brothers and sisters
2
Business people
2
Carriages and carts
2
Choirs (Music)
2
Clerks
2
Comedians
2
Contracts
2
Costumes
2
Dedication services
2
Dedications
2
Drawing
2
Dwellings
2
Education
2
Electric apparatus and appliances
2
Engines
2
Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--History--Sources
2
Family reunions
2
Farmers
2
Girls
2
Governors
2
High schools
2
Historical reenactments
2
Homing pigeons
2
Hospitality
2
Houses
2
Lagoons
2
Legislators
2
Light
2
Light bulbs
2
Marching bands
2
Masquerades
2
Maya architecture
2
Mayas--Religion
2
Monkeys
2
Oaths
2
Orchestra
2
Orchestras
2
Pigeons
2
Police
2
Politicians
2
Politics and government
2
Pottery craft
2
Presidents
2
Presidents' spouses
2
Public officers
2
Publishers
2
Pueblo Indians
2
Puppet theater
2
Puppets
2
Radio broadcasting
2
Railroad passenger cars
2
Running races
2
School children
2
Skyscrapers
2
Smiling
2
Socialites
2
Stages (Platforms)
2
Sultans
2
Swimming
2
Television
2
Tenors (Singers)
1
Acrobatics
1
Administrative agencies
1
Adults
1
Aerialists
1
Air conditioning
1
Air conditioning industry
1
Air conditioning--Equipment and supplies
1
Amusements
1
Apartment houses
1
Arches
1
Architectural design
1
Architecture
1
Architecture, Domestic
1
Armed Forces
1
Arrows
1
Art
1
Art education
1
Astronomy
1
Awards, Gifts
1
Ballet
1
Ballet dancers
1
Bananas
1
Band music
1
Bandstands
1
Barns
1
Basic training (Military education)
1
Bathing suits
1
Beds
1
Beer
1
Biology
1
Bishops
1
Bookkeeping
1
Bottles
1
Bows (Archery)
1
Bridges
1
Broadcasting
1
Building dedications
1
Building models
1
Bullfighters
1
Bullfights
1
Burlesque (Theater)
1
Business students
1
Camels
1
Canoeists
1
Canoes
1
Carnivals
1
Catholicism
1
Cavalry
1
Cavalry horses
1
Ceremonial exchange
1
Chauffeurs
1
Chemicals
1
Chemistry
1
Chevrolet automobile
1
Children with disabilities
1
Children's playhouses
1
Chrysler automobile
1
Church buildings
1
Citizenship
1
Clergy
1
Clock towers
1
Clocks & watches
1
Clogs
1
Clowns
1
Coaster cars
1
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1
Conductors (Music)
1
Consuls
1
Contract negotiations
1
Cycling
1
Dairying
1
Dance
1
Daredevils
1
Demonstrations
1
Diamond mines and mining
1
Diamonds
1
Dinosaurs
1
Dinosaurs--Models
1
Diorama
1
East Europeans
1
Education, Secondary
1
Electric guitar
1
Electric lamps
1
Electric lighting, Mercury vapor
1
Electric lighting, Sodium vapor
1
Electric violin
1
Electrical apparatus and appliances
1
Elephants
1
Employees
1
Engineering
1
Exhibition buildings--Design
1
Exhibition buildings--Design and construction
1
Exhibition facilities
1
Exhibits
1
Extinct animals
1
Factories
1
Fairy tales
1
Families
1
Farm tractors
1
Farms
1
Festivals
1
Figurines
1
Fire engines
1
Flagpoles
1
Flower arrangement
1
Flowers
1
Food processing machinery
1
Football
1
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1
Furniture
1
Gardens
1
Gazebos
1
Generators
1
Girders
1
Glass blowing and working
1
Glassware
1
Globes
1
Golf
1
Golf clubs (Sporting goods)
1
Golfers
1
Government officials
1
Grandmothers
1
Grandparents
1
Guests
1
Guitars
1
Gymnastics
1
HVAC systems
1
Handbags
1
Handshaking
1
Heating & ventilation industry
1
Horses
1
Household appliances
1
Housekeeping
1
Impersonation
1
Incentive awards
1
Indian councils
1
Industrial facilities
1
Infantry
1
Irish
1
Islam
1
Karting
1
Karts (Automobiles)
1
Kissing
1
Ladders
1
Lakes
1
Lakes & ponds
1
Laundry
1
Laundry--Equipment and supplies
1
Light fixtures
1
Lighting
1
Long distance swimming
1
Machinery
1
Manners & customs
1
Manners and customs
1
Mantillas
1
Marches (Band)
1
Maypoles
1
Meat
1
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1
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1
Military education
1
Military parades & ceremonies
1
Milk
1
Milling-machines
1
Mines and mineral resources
1
Model houses
1
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1
Mormon Church
1
Mormon women
1
Mormons
1
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1
Mothers
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
Newspaper carriers
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
Packing plants
1
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1
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1
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1
Parade floats
1
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1
Pavilions
1
Pedicabs
1
Performing arts
1
Physicians
1
Pies
1
Planetaria
1
Plaques, plaquettes
1
Plazas
1
Plumbing fixtures
1
Plymouth automobile
1
Portrait photographs
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
Relief (Sculpture)
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
Soybeans
1
Spain
1
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1
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1
Stores, Retail
1
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1
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1
Studebaker automobile
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
Swiss cheese
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
Twins
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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