Yuma County, Colorado
Pioneer Photographs
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Pioneer Families are those who arrived in the county prior to 1915. Your photographs are welcome!
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Ida Belle Allbert and George Frederick Weed - Yuma's first couple -
And Ida became the wife of the Governor of Kansas ! |
Ida
ANDERSON Hutton
- a history of Ida Anderson Hutton and family of Kirk
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Arikaree
"Cowhands" -
Idalia Circa 1905 photo of young men who worked along the Arikaree north of Idalia. Donated by Lee Zion, lzion@plains.net |
| The Baker sisters of Wages -
Action On the Plains |
| Charles Ball -of
Yuma
The Ball Family |
| Barnes family of Laird -
Arthur and Iva May Barnes |
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The Beach families -
Eckley Eckley Centennial Book |
| Beckman / Baxter families of Kirk -
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| Bedea family of Ford -
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| Louis and Mary Ann KREBS Belzer -
of Vernon . |
| The Bernhardt family of Wages and Haxtun and Wray -
Vicki Conklin |
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Bingaman Brothers -
Started at Weld City, but moved to Yuma |
| James and Emma (Yenter) Bireley -
of Vernon and Wray. |
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David Earl Berkey - in Yuma 1920-1930 -
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Chester and Effie Bowden -
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Donald Clyde Brown -
Donated by Patricia Braun, pbraun1701@verizon.net |
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James and Nora Brophy -
Eckley Donated by Theresa Brophy |
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Abraham and Barbara Brower - born in 1814, died in Yuma County -
Photo from the Herbough family |
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Brugh brothers of
Idalia / Friend -
Photo from the Brugh family You probably knew Jacob Brugh's grandson - married Barbara Stanwyck under the name Robert Taylor |
| Daisy Buchanan of Yuma marriage |
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Nell Bullard - editor
of the Wray Gazette -
Denver Post |
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Burke - Thomas, James, John Sylvester - and sister Elizabeth -
Photo from the Herbough family |
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Orson and Elizabeth Castle - no descendants in Yuma County
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Waverly West Yuma County History |
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Leslie and
Malinda (Romnie) Chase - Armel Arrived 1887 Donated by Anita Davis, DavisChase1887@yahoo.com |
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David and Stella
PENCE Clarkson -
David might have been the most wealthy person to move to Yuma County |
| Cloyd family of Wray -
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| Bruce Coffman - Yuma Times editor for a short time -
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| Roudy Cole of Ford -
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| Frances Commons - From Oregon to Colorado -
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Byron E. Condon -
Founder of the Wray
Rattler - Vernon/Wray Arrived 1885 Donated by Lee Zion, lzion@plains.net |
| Conner family of Ford -
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Liss and Louise
Conrad
Donated by Lee Zion, lzion@plains.net |
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Alonzo M. and
Ursula Coston -
Wray/Vernon Arrived 1886 Donated by Lee Zion, lzion@plains.net |
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William B and
Grace Coston -
Wray Arrived 1886/1891 Donated by Lee Zion, lzion@plains.net |
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James and Mary Counter -
Wray Early hardware - lumber dealer - publisher of the Rattler |
| Jesse Roland COWAN -
Eckley Donated by Lori Cowan Smith |
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Jacob and Elvira Cox Family -
Laird Arrived 1886 Donated by Bev Teichert, bevtei@hotmail.com |
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Theodore Cox -
Yuma Donated by Janie |
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Sanford and Pleasant
Cumley Family - Wray Arrived about 1903 Donated by Debra Branigan, d3nmb@md.metrocast.net |
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Hosea and Ethel (Chase) Cotterell
Davis - Armel Arrived 1908/1877 Donated by Anita Davis, DavisChase1887@yahoo.com |
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George W. and Nora (Godfrey)
Davisson - Kirk Arrived early 1890s Donated by Stephen Schneider, stephen1959@windstream.net |
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Voyle and Nina (Sprigg) Dorrance
- Wray Voyle arrived 1902 as a child, died at the Mayo Clinic in 1922 |
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Dudgeon
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Idalia James Dudgeon - married Belle Winslow 1889 - died 1890. |
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John Y. Eckman arrived about 1885 -
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Jacob and Alwilda Edman and their son Minor -
Eckley |
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Ora Elliot -
Donated by Lee Zion, lzion@plains.net |
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Seborn Elliott and his many children -
Photos from the Elliott family |
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Frank Ewart Farm northwest of Yuma -
Donated by Lee Zion, lzion@plains.net |
| The Evans family of Weld City -
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John and Mary Felderman farm between Pleasant Valley and Wages -
Donated by Kimble DaCosta |
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Jacob and David Foreman -
Vernon Arrived 1888 Donated by Carol Ann Singer, carolsinger@qwest.net |
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Fowler sisters -
Three of them came to Laird |
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Thomas Fox Ranch -
Idalia Arrived 1893 Donated by Jerry Wilcoxen |
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William Friedhofer Kirk Donated by Dallas Riedesel |
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Hanson Friend Clarkville Arrived 1916 Donated by kimble DaCosta |
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Ben and Judy Funk Wray |
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James Garcia family -Idalia Donated by Dallas Riedesel |
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Elmer and Carrie Gardner -Eckley Donated by Dallas Riedesel |
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The many Gashaw siblings of Yuma - |
| Gerstenschlager -
John Gerstenschlager of Wages - |
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Samuel A. Gill family and Minnie Gill of Wages
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Millard and Emmaline Glenn
Family - Eckley Arrived 1910 Burr and Olive (Stuck) Glenn - Eckley Both donated by Arlene Glenn, glenn@plainstel.com |
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Gorbet family Gorbet - Travis family |
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Three Kirk soldiers, including John Houston (Marcus) Graves
Family - Kirk |
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Rufus and Ellen (Ham)
Graves
Family - Kirk Arrived 1906 |
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Albert Graham
- Ford Arrived 1906 Donated by Robert Guy |
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Brothers Daniel and Albert Greenfield
And their many descendants - Eckley/Waverly |
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T. B. Groves, Wray
- Donated by Dallas Riedesel |
| Francis and Adelia Hamrick, Yuma
- Donated by Rollie Deering |
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William and Sophie
Heindel Family - Wray Arrived 1887 Donated by Judy Dimmick, judykshroyer@yahoo.com |
| Heinrichs family of Kirk -
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Russell E.E. and Mary
A (Neuswanger) Hicks Family -
Eckley Arrived 1903 Donated by Jean Green |
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Sarah (Nestor) Hicks Family -
Beecher Arrived 1903 Donated by Jean Green |
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The FIVE Higgins families of Eckley and Abarr West Yuma County History |
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Hinman family of Wages
- Wages |
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Charles and Rosetta (Jackson) Hjelm
- Wages (before there was a Wages) Charles E. born on the farm in 1887 - became a doctor in Akron Ohio |
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Lyman H. Holland
- Wages |
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Houtchens family of
Laird |
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Ingalls family of
Idalia - Bertha was honored as the nation's homesteader |
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William and Martha Jones
-Abarr William died, but Martha homesteaded |
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The FOUR Joslin homesteaders
Wages None of them stayed in Yuma County |
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Betty Keen
- Yuma She was only in Yuma a few years in the 1950's - had been in pre-WWII Shanghai as a journalist, in WWII London, and is mentioned in PLAINSONG. |
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Leona Kent
- Pleasant Valley Didn't stay long enough to even be in a census |
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Knabe family of Wages
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Albert and Ettje Kolk
- Eckley From Holland - two kids in WWI - buried in Eckley ceemtery |
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Lamar family of Wages
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Andrew 'Wood' and Margaret Lawrence
- Wray Early homesteader along the creek in west Wray - Margaret was a sister of James Counter |
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Elza Lay
- Laird Butch Cassidy said Elza was the most educated of the Wild Bunch - did the planning for robberies. Butch and Elza rode together for ten years - double-dated at Robbers' Roost. |
| Richard Lewis family of Ford -
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Charles and William Logsdon
- Weld City
They were there in 1887 - before there was a Wages or Ford |
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Chester Long
- Kirk Donated by Dallas Riedesel |
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Lorimer family
north of Wray Donated by grand-daughter Margo Lurvey |
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Duncan and Lydia McCall
Family - Yuma Arrived 1894 Donated by Arlene Glenn, glenn@plainstel.com |
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Isaac and Adelia McGee
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Waverly Probably the source of the Magee Precinct name
West Yuma County History |
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John and Mary
McGee - Wray Wray Rattler and Ancestry |
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McKimson, C.E. was editor of three Yuma County newspapers Son Robert was the creator of Bugs Bunny |
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William "Alf" McNichols of Eckley
Son "Bert" instrumental in the Yuma Cemetery West Yuma County History |
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Herbert Mayo of Wages - married Lucille Lamar and died young
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John and Mariah Mealey - of eight kids, only one stayed in Yuma County
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Waverly West Yuma County History |
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Benjamin and Christina Metz - no descendants in Yuma County
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Waverly West Yuma County History |
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Henry and Phoebe Neikirk / Vernon and Abarr Their daughter married Charles Park |
| G.W. Nelson of Yuma |
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Wickliff Newell built the first business in Wray i the "Sod Hotel" Contributed by the Newell family |
| Nikkel family of Kirk -
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| Parke family of Ford -
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| Pitt family of Ford -
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Ken and Ethel Powell of Wray Contributed by Patrick Sullivan |
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Clyde Prickett of Vernon and Eckley Contributed by Carol Moore |
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William and Lenna Ramsey of Wray and Yuma East Yuma County History and Wray Rattler |
| Rebekah meeting 1913 Wray Rattler |
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John A and Katerine
(Strackbein) Riedesel
Family - Idalia Arrived 1887 Donated by Dallas Riedesel |
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World War II Ration Books Donated by Dallas Riedesel |
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Ervin Riedesel - Kirk Donated by Dallas Riedesel |
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Everett and Mary HUTTON Rogers of Kirk and Stratton - son Wathel -
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William E Romkee
Family - Idalia Arrived 1889 Donated by Dallas Riedesel |
| Max and Elsie (Wheeler) Ross -
of Vernon and then Washington County. |
| Mary Routon came after her husband died - then her son died here -
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| Alberta Runkle -
Homesteaded south of Abarr - |
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Henry and Eliza Schafer
Family - Vernon Arrived 1892 From the W.B. Coston studio collection Donated by Lee Zion |
| Scofield family of Kirk -
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Alexander and Margaret Shaw
Family - Joes Arrived 1887 Donated by Alex and Liz Shaw |
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Daniel and Mary (Thielke)
Shields Family -
Idalia Arrived 1881 Donated by Dallas Riedesel |
| Shockley family of Ford -
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The Sivius family of Eckley Eckley Centennial Book n |
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Allen and Sarah (Workman)
Smith Family Arrived 1886- Wray Donated by David Smith, ds1adam@yahoo.com |
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Notorious madam Mattie
Silks YES SHE HOMESTEADED IN YUMA COUNTY From Wikipedia, the BLM data base, census, and Colorado Historic Newspapers |
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Thomas and Olive (Stallings) Smith wedding
Donated by David Smith, ds1adam@yahoo.com |
| Catherine Sommer of Ford -
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| Southards family of
Kirk -
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John R. and Martha A. (Neal) Spelts of Pleasant Valley
West Yuma County History |
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Elizabeth Spriggs and sons of
Laird
The Spriggs family |
| Stevens family of
Vernon -
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Daniel J. Sullivan - Wray
Born 1940 - stage director Wikipedia |
| Sunday School organization
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Herman and Elizabeth Teichert
Family - Laird Arrived 1890 Donated by Bev Teichert, bevtei@hotmail.com |
| Timberlake family -
Living right on the Phillips County line - he was the Phillips County school superintendent and U.S. Congressman. He hosted one of the early Old Settlers Day celebrations |
| Turney family of Ford -
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Van Horn family of eckley Contributed by Jim Pagel |
| Varney family of Ford -
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| Benjamin Ward family of Yuma -
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| Weld City in 1887
This was before there was a post office at Ford or Wages. |
| Roy and Jessie Werning family of Laird -
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| Williams family of Ford -
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| Wilson family of Abarr/Yuma
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Raleigh Wilson
His only connection to Yuma County was recording Wages as his address for his Quartermaster Corps service in WWI And his stepfather homesteaded so early that the first Old Settlers Day was held on their farm But his circus career as a clown was interesting - especially the parade photographs |
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Cynthia Ann WOODWARD Monk
- of Waverly and Pleasant Valley |
| Wray Easter Party 1901
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| Wray Card Party 1922
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| Wray Y.M.C.A. Contributors 1917
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| Wray play cast 1915
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| Wray City Officials 1923
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| County Fair in Wray 1908
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| Yates families of Wages and Wray
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| Yuma Flora Club and Methodist Ladies Aid Society 1915
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More to come!
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