The New York Times
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Nearly every issue of the New York Times, from the mid-1800's through the 1950's, and several key issues from the 60's to the present, are available for purchase. These are orignals - no reprints! If you do not see your issue listed below, use the following search engine to see if your desired The New York Times issue is likely available within our archives: <a href="http://www.rarenewspapers.com/gifts/birthday">Check the Rare Newspapers Archives!<br />
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Humpty Dumpty debut at the Thanksgiving Day Parade...
Item #685632
November 27, 1936
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 27, 1936
* Early Helium filled balloons w/ photo
* Father Diedrich Knickerbocker mishap
* Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade - balloons
The top of 3 has a one column heading: "GIANT LOSES HEAD HOLIDAY PARADE" with subheads and related photo. The 1936 parade included several 1st appearances of iconic balloons, but most noteworthy were the first appeara... See More
Basil Zaharoff death... arms dealer...
Item #650786
November 28, 1936
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 28, 1936
* Basil Zaharoff death
* "Merchant of death"
* Greek arms dealer
The front page has a one column heading: "ZAHAROFF IS DEAD; STILL A 'MYSTERY'" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Basil Zaharoff, Greek arms dealer and industrialists.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all ... See More
1932 Army-Navy game... college football...
Item #651219
November 29, 1936
THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, November 29, 1936
* The Army-Navy game
* College football rivalry
* West Point vs. Annapolis
The top of the front page of this section has a banner headline: "102,000 SEE NAVY BEAT ARMY IN LAST 3 MINUTES, 7-0" with subheads and two related photos. Nice for display. Lengthy coverage continues inside with more photos, headings and stats... See More
Albert Einstein's cosmic telescope....
Item #691688
December 04, 1936
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 4, 1936
* Albert Einstein's cosmic telescope
* Space lenses - R.W. Mandl
Page 27 has a two column heading: "Einstein Reports 'Space Lenses' Magnifying Stars by Bent Light" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 52 pages, some damp staining to upper portion with a little wear along the top ma... See More
Landmark case in the birth control fight in America...
Item #691816
December 08, 1936
NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 8, 1936
* Birth Control in America
* Margaret Sanger
Page 9 contains an article which reports on what was a landmark case in the birth control fight in America. The article has one column headings: "Physician Upheld On Birth Control" "Court Rules contraceptives May Be Imported for Use Under Doctor's Direction" "Mailing Them Is Legal&qu... See More
Seabiscuit wins World's Fair Handicap...
Item #685923
December 13, 1936
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 13, 1936
* Seabiscuit wins World's Fair Handicap
* Bay Meadows Racetrack - San Mateo
* Thoroughbred racehorse racing
Page 7 of the sport's section (inside) has a one column heading: "SEABISCUIT, 11-10, CLIPS TRACK MARK" with subheads and racing summary. (see) First report coverage on famous racehorse, Seabiscuit, winning the World's Fair H... See More
The Great Depression in NYC...
Item #685964
December 20, 1936
THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 11 only, December 20, 1936
* The Great Depression
* Several case examples
* Christmas time
The front page of this section has a banner headline: "AT CHRISTMAS, REMEMBER THE NEEDIEST" with related illustration. Lengthy text with many cases continues on page 2 with 2 more related prints. Nice for display.
Other topics throughout. Complete section 11 onl... See More
Elsa Einstein death... wife and cousin of Albert...
Item #695647
December 22, 1936
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 22, 1936
* Elsa Einstein death
* Wife & cousin of Albert
The top of page 27 has a one column heading: "MRS. EINSTEIN DIES; WIFE OF SCIENTIST" with subheads and photo. First report coverage of the death of Elsa Einstein, second wife and first cousin of Albert Einstein.
Complete with all 56 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on ve... See More
Lucy, Lady Houston death...
Item #657967
December 30, 1936
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 30, 1936
* Lucy, Lady Houston death
* British philanthropist & suffragette
* Political activist - aviation pioneer
The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "LADY HOUSTON DIES AT HOME IN LONDON" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Lucy, Lady Houston.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete wi... See More
Maryse Bastie aviation record flight....
Item #651201
December 31, 1936
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 31, 1936
* Mary Bastié airplane flight record
* Trans-South Atlantic w/ photo
Page 8 has a one column heading: "FRENCH AVIATRIX SETS SOUTH ATLANTIC MARK" with subhead and photo of Bastié. (see) First report coverage on Maryse Bastié breaking the Southern Atlantic Ocean airplane flight record.
Other news, sports and advertisements ... See More
1937 Sioux Falls S.D. powder house explosion....
Item #667419
January 01, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 1, 1937
* Sioux Falls, South Dakota
* Powder house explosion
* Robbery gone awry
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Girl, Shot by Gang, Sees It Execute Member By Dynamite Which Rocks Sioux Falls, S.D." (see) First report coverage of the Sioux Falls, South Dakota powder house blast.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the ... See More
Wendell Meredith Stanley wins Newcomb Cleveland Prize...
Item #651200
January 02, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 2, 1937
* Wendell Meredith Stanley
* Newcomb Cleveland Prize
The front page has a one column heading: "SCIENTISTS HONOR ISOLATOR OF VIRUS" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Wendell Meredith Stanley winning the Newcomb Cleveland Prize for chemical studies of the virus of tobacco mosaic. Article continues on page 7 with photo of Stanley.
Othe... See More
Alexander Alekhine wins chess tournanment...
Item #651194
January 07, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 7, 1937
* Alexander Alekhine wins in chess
* International masters' tournament
* Russian and French chess grandmaster
The sport's section (page 26) has a two column heading: "Alekhine Wins First Chess Prize, With Fine Runner-Up at Hastings" with subhead and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular eve... See More
The death of pro-wrestler Martin "Farmer" Burns...
Item #589635
January 09, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 9, 1937
* Martin "Farmer" Burns death (1st report)
* Catch wrestler - professional wrestling
* Mentor of Frank Gotch
This 34 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 17: "Farmer Burns Dead; Ex-Wrestling Star", "Champion, 1895-98, Took Part in 6,000 Matches-Developed and Managed Frank Gotch". This is a first report ... See More
The death of pro-wrestler Martin "Farmer" Burns...
Item #711666
January 09, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 9, 1937
* Martin "Farmer" Burns death (1st report)
* Catch wrestler - professional wrestling
* Mentor of Frank Gotch
Page 17 has small one column headings: "Farmer Burns Dead; Ex-Wrestling Star" "Champion, 1895-98, Took Part in 6,000 Matches-Developed and Managed Frank Gotch" (see) First report coverage on the death of famous catch ... See More
Pianist Harold Samuel death....
Item #651321
January 16, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 16, 1937
* Harold Samuel death
* English pianist - piano
* Johann Sebastian Bach admirer
The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "HAROLD SAMUEL, 57, NOTED PIANIST, DIES" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Harold Samuel, English pianist and pedagogue.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with... See More
Ohio River flood of 1937...
Item #651388
January 27, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 27, 1937
* Ohio River flood of 1937
* Cairo, Illinois - Great Depression era
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "FLOOD CREST NEARS THE MISSISSIPPI, WITH LEVEES THREATENED IN SWEEP; MILE UPON MILE IN WAKE DESOLATE" with many subheads. (see) Lengthy reporting continues inside with related photos.
Other news, sports and advertisements o... See More
Abbeville, Alabama Negro lynching...
Item #687819
February 05, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 5, 1937
* Wesley Johnson Negro lynching
* Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama
The top of the front page has a small one column heading: "Acts to Impeach Sheriff After Alabama Lynching" (see) First report coverage on the lynching of Negro Wes Johnson at Abbeville, Alabama.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40... See More
1937 Elihu Root death...
Item #690065
February 07, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 7, 1937
* Elihu Root death (1st report)
* Republican politician - statesman
* Secretary of State and War
* Nobel Peace Prize winner
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "ELIHU ROOT, 92, DIES OF PNEUMONIA HERE; WORKER FOR PEACE" with subheads. (see) Lengthy first report coverage continues on page 38 with photo. Loads of text here.
Complete... See More
Death of Harley-Davidson founder, W. Davidson...
Item #697058
February 08, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 8, 1942
* Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company
* Death of co-founder Walter Davidson
This 100+ page newspaper has one column headings on page 48 that read: "W. DAVIDSON DIES; CYCLE FIRM HEAD" and "Founded the Company in 1903 in Milwaukee With Two Brothers, Wm. Harley" and more (see images). This tells of the death of one of the original founder... See More
Lanica, Italian automobile founder death...
Item #651389
February 16, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 16, 1937
* Vincenzo Lancia death
* Italian automobile founder
The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "VINCENZO LANCIA, AUTO MAKER, DIES" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Vincenzo Lancia, Italian automobile manufacturer founder. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles ... See More
1937 Golden Gate Bridge construction disaster...
Item #652926
February 18, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 18, 1937
* Gold Gate Bridge disaster
* Construction workers fall
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Ten Perish as Wreckage Rips Golden Gate Bridge" with subhead. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 46 pages, ... See More
Robert Baden-Powell - first Chief Scout of The Boy Scouts Association...
Item #678853
February 22, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 22, 1937
* Robert Baden-Powell
* Boy Scouts leader
* Scouting movement
The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "Life Of Service Urged By Baden-Powell, 80" with subhead and photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 34 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More
Editor Rollo Ogden 1937 death...
Item #665409
February 23, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 23, 1937
* Rollo Ogden death (1st report)
* Editor of the New York Times
* Best title to be had ?
The front page has two column headings surrounded by black borders: "Rollo Ogden Dead" "Editor of the Times" "Succumbs at 81 After a Week's Illness--A Leader in Journalism for Almost Half a Century" Continues on page th... See More
Howard Hughes wins Harmon Trophy....
Item #695399
March 01, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 1, 1937
* Aviator Howard Hughes
* Aviatrix Jean Batten
* Harmon Trophy presentation
Page 9 has a one column heading: "Air Prize For Hughes; Jean Batten Honored" with subhead and photos. See image for report here. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.
Other news, sports and ... See More
Jews persecuted in Germany...
Item #714637
March 05, 1937
NEW YORK TIMES, March 5, 1937
* Jewish persecution in Germany
* Prelude to the Holocaust
* Jews - Judaica
The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "90,000 FEWER JEWS UNDER HITLER RULE" "409,000 Professing Ones Still in Germany After 4 Years of Nazism, Report Shows" "Emigration Is Chief Goal" "24,000 Left Country in 1936--12,000 to 20,000 May Dep... See More
Seabiscuit wins San Juan Capistrano Handicap...
Item #702581
March 07, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 7, 1937
* Seabiscuit wins San Juan Capistrano Handicap
* Thoroughbred racehorse racing
Page 9 of the sport's section (inside) has a banner headline: "Crowd of 45,000 Sees Seabiscuit Score in $10,000 Added Santa Anita Race" with subheads and racing summary. (see) First report coverage on famous racehorse, Seabiscuit, winning the San Juan Capistrano Han... See More
Franklin Prophecy antisemitic speech....
Item #623320
March 10, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 10, 1937
* Benjamin Franklin "Prophecy" "Forgery"
* Antisemitic speech - Jewish - Jews
* Charles A. Beard expose
Page 9 has one column headings that include: "FRANKLIN FORGERY EXPOSED BY BEARD" "Anti-Semitic 'Prophecy' Cited in Germany Was Discredited by Historian 2 Years Ago" and more. (see)
Other news, sports and ... See More
Amelia Earhart ends World flight tests....
Item #694129
March 10, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 10, 1937
* Amelia Earhart ends World Flight tests
* Famous disappearance over Pacific Ocean fame
Page 8 has has a one column heading: "Miss Earhart Ends World Flight Tests" with subhead. (see) This would be the flight that Earhart would never be seen again .
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 48 pages, light toning at the... See More
Jewish boycott continues....
Item #651522
March 12, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 12, 1937
* Jewish boycott to intensify
* Beginning of the Holocaust
* Wilhelm Frick
The front page has a one column heading: "NAZIS TO INTENSIFY BOYCOTT OF JEWS" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sport and advertisements of the day. Complete in 48 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
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* Jewish boycott to intensify
* Beginning of the Holocaust
* Wilhelm Frick
The front page has a one column heading: "NAZIS TO INTENSIFY BOYCOTT OF JEWS" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sport and advertisements of the day. Complete in 48 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
Anti Nazi & Hitler rally in NYC, 1937...
Item #702552
March 16, 1937
NEW YORK TIMES, March 16, 1937
* Anti-Nazi, anti-Hitler rally
* Madison Square Garden
* John L. Lewis
This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "LABOR DEMOCRACY IS BAR TO FASCISM, LEWIS SAYS HERE", "Tells 20,000 at Anti-Nazi Rally That the Workers Can Block Reaction", "Garden Crowd Cheers Wildly as Mayor, Johnson and Others Att... See More
Hermann Goring warns assassins of Hitler....
Item #619893
March 17, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 17, 1937
* Nazi leader Hermann Goring Goering
* Anti-Adolph Hitler sympathizers warned
The front page has one column headings: "GOERING GIVES HINT OF PERIL TO HITLER" "Warns an Assassin and All Who Sympathize With Aims 'Shall Be Burned to a Crisp" and more. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 52 pages, good c... See More
Ahmed Izzet Pasha death... Ottoman Empire...
Item #652386
April 02, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 2, 1937
* Ahmed Izzet Pasha death
* World War I general
* Ottoman Empire Grand Vizier
The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "IZZET PASHA DIES; EX-GRAND VIZIER" with subheads and photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 48 pages, light toning, nice condition.... See More
Max Yergan... African American activist...
Item #686719
April 15, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 15, 1937
* African American Max Yergan
* 1st Negro to be a faculty member in NYC colleges ?
* Baptist Missionary - activist
* National Negro Congress president
Page 13 has a small one column heading: "Negro For College Post" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Yergan possibly becoming the first African-American faculty member ever hired at one ... See More
Seabiscuit wins Marchbank Handicap...
Item #648844
April 18, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 18, 1937
* Seabiscuit wins Marchbank Handicap
* Thoroughbred racehorse racing
Page 6 of the sport's section (inside) has a one column heading: "SEABISCUIT VICTOR AS 25,000 LOOK ON" with subheads and racing summary. (see) First report coverage on famous racehorse, Seabiscuit, winning the Marchbank Handicap. Always nice to have notable events in history... See More
Harley Davidson founder death in 1937.....
Item #702878
April 22, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 22, 1937
* Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company
* Death of co-founder William Davidson
Page 23 has one column headings: "WILLIAM DAVIDSON, MOTORCYCLE MAKER" "Harley-Davidson Vice President and a Veteran in His Field Dead in Milwaukee" "INVENTED MACHINE IN 1903" "One of 3 Brothers Who Joined a Chum in Enterprise That Started in Small... See More
Stockton cannery strike of 1937... spinach riot...
Item #651548
April 24, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 24, 1937
* Stockton cannery strike of 1937
* San Joaquin County, California
* Spinach riot - unions vs. growers
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "50 HURT IN STRIKE BATTLE AT STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues on page 3 with related photo.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Comple... See More
Helmut Hirsch to be executed...
Item #651573
April 25, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 25, 1937
* Helmut Hirsch to be executed
* Black front - bombing plot
The front page has a one column heading: "HIRSCH, IN NAZI JAIL, RESIGNED TO DEATH" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 34 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
Horrific flight of the Hindenburg begins...
Item #651240
May 03, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 3, 1937
* LZ 129 Hindenburg rigid airship
* Pride of the Nazi Germany
* Infamous trip to America begins
Page 21 has one column headings that include: "HINDENBURG IS OFF FOR U.S. TOMORROW" "Airship, Under New Master, Capt. Max Preuss, Is Due at Lakehurst on Friday" "Zeppelin Will Remain to Bring Photos and Newsreel of the Coronation Her... See More
The day the Hindenburg blew up....
Item #698587
May 06, 1937
NEW YORK WORLD TELEGRAM, May 6, 1937
* LZ 129 Hindenburg
* Pride of Nazi Germany
* Famous trip to America
* Day of the disaster
The front page has a very interesting--and uncommon--report of the Hindenburg flying over New York City just hours before its fateful end.
This newspaper was an unusual late afternoon-early evening NYC publication causing some events to be covered on the ... See More
1937 airship Hindenburg disaster...
Item #651589
May 09, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 9, 1937
* Hindenburg rigid airship disaster
* Pride of Nazi Germany
The top of the front page has a three column headline: U. S. NAVY NAMES OWN BOARD TO INVESTIGATE AIRSHIP FIRE; 2 MORE DIE; 30 IN HOSPITALS" with subheads. (see) More inside with related photo. Lengthy text.
Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 36 pages, rag edition in nice ... See More
Coney Island Roller Coaster fatality....
Item #582703
May 10, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 10, 1937
* Coney Island amusement park
* Roller coaster mishap - death
This 40 page newspaper has a two column heading on the front page: "Schoolboy Killed on Coney Roller Coaster; Falls, Hit by Car as Thrill-Seekers Watch". See photo for text. Nice to have in this famous NYC title.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Light brown... See More
1937 airship Hindenburg disaster probe...
Item #651557
May 11, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 11, 1937
* Hindenburg rigid airship disaster
* Pride of Nazi Germany
* U.S. hearings begins
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "ROSENDAHL IS MYSTIFIED BY THE HINDENBURG FIRE; ADVISED CAPTAIN TO LAND" with subheads. (see) Lengthy text continues inside with 2 related photos.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 52 ... See More
Alcatraz Island Prison described...
Item #673281
May 23, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 2 only, May 23, 1937
* Alcatraz Island prison life described
* San Francisco Bay "The Rock"
* Al 'Scarface' Capone - Machine Gun Kelly
The front page of this section has a two column heading: "Alcatraz Said to Tame Hardest; Punishment Aims to 'Defeat Ego'" with subhead. (see)
Complete section 2 only with all 12 pages, r... See More
1937 Battle of the Overpass... Ford plant..
Item #713169
May 27, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 27, 1937
* Battle of the Overpass
* Ford Motor Company
* Rouge plant - UAW
* Dearborn, Michigan
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "FORD MEN BEAT AND ROUT LEWIS UNION ORGANIZERS; 80,000 OUT IN STEEL STRIKE" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the Battle of the Overpass at Dearborn, Michigan continues inside with related photo.
Complete wit... See More
Carl Hubbell 24th win in a row.....
Item #567748
May 28, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 28, 1937 This 44 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 24: "Hubbell Adds No. 24 to String" with subheads and box scores.
Tells of New York Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell 24th victory in a row. This is a record that is still held to this day. He would lose his next game a few days later. Nice to have in this famous NYC title.
Other news of th... See More
Vincent Van Gogh letters to brother Theo (1937)...
Item #688315
May 30, 1937
BOOK REVIEW Section only of the New York Times, May 30, 1937
* Vincent Van Gogh - Dutch painter
* Letters to his brother Theo
* Katherine Woods book review
The front page of this section has a banner heading: "VAN GOGH'S LETTERS TO THEO; His Correspondence With His Brother Makes a Book of Rare Quality" with illustration of Van Gogh.
Complete book review section only with 20... See More
Amelia Earhart in 1937...
Item #651716
June 02, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 2, 1937.
* Amelia Earhart around the World 2nd attempt
* Lockheed Electra 10E airplane (1st stage)
Page 25 has a one column heading: "MISS EARHART ENDS FIRST LEG OF TRIP" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on her 2nd attempt to fly around the World which eventually lead to her famous disappearance the following month in which she
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* Amelia Earhart around the World 2nd attempt
* Lockheed Electra 10E airplane (1st stage)
Page 25 has a one column heading: "MISS EARHART ENDS FIRST LEG OF TRIP" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on her 2nd attempt to fly around the World which eventually lead to her famous disappearance the following month in which she
First mention of Ronald Reagan (?)...
Item #623591
June 03, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 3, 1937
* Very early Ronald Reagan
* Beginning on the big screen
* Warner Brothers movies
This is a significant issue for any Ronald Reagan or presidential collector, as this is the very first mention of him in the prestigious New York Times. The mention appears on page 29 under the heading: "News Of The Screen" and mentions him appearing in a new m... See More
Helmut Hirsch to be executed...
Item #651672
June 05, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 5, 1937
* Helmut Hirsch to be executed
* Black front - bombing plot
The front page has a one column heading: "GERMANS EXECUTE HIRSCH, U.S. CITIZEN" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 34 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
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