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Ports of Entry
Category Index
- General Resource Sites
- NARA - U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
- Angel Island, California
- Australia & New Zealand
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Canada
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Galveston, Texas
- Grosse Île, Canada
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- New York
- Partridge Island, Canada
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Pier 21 - Canada
- Seattle, Tacoma, & Port Townsend, Washington
- St. Albans, Vermont - Canada to the U.S.
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- Access to Archival Databases (AAD)
- Genealogy/ Personal History
- Immigrants
Includes Records for Passengers Who Arrived at the Port of New York During the Irish Famine. These materials identify 604,596 persons who arrived in the Port of New York, 1846-1851, and the ships on which they arrived. Approximately 70 percent of the passenger records list Ireland as the native country.
- Immigration Records (Ship Passenger Arrival Records) [Page 1]
- Immigration Records (Ship Passenger Arrival Records) [Page 2]
- Available 1800-1959 Immigration Records
Alphabetical list of ports and dates, with microfilm publication information.
- Alaskan Ports, 1906-1946
- M2016. Alphabetical Index of Alien Arrivals at Eagle, Hyder, Ketchikan, Nome, and Skagway, Alaska, June 1906-August 1946. 1 roll.
- M2017. Lists of Aliens Arriving at Skagway (White Pass), Alaska, October 1906-November 1934. 1 roll.
- M2018. Lists of Aliens Arriving at Eagle, Alaska, December 1910-October 1938. 1 roll.
- Atlantic, Gulf, and Great Lakes Ports, 1820-1873
- M334. Supplemental Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports (Excluding New York), 1820-1874. (188 rolls). Contains index cards arranged alphabetically by surname, then by first name.
- M575. Copies of Lists of Passengers Arriving at Miscellaneous Ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and Ports on the Great Lakes, 1820-1873. (16 rolls). The passenger lists are arranged by port, then chronologically by date.
- Connecticut Ports, 1929-1959
- M1320. Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels (February 1929-February 1959) and Airplanes (April 1946-February 1959) Arriving at Bridgeport, Groton, Hartford, New Haven, and New London, Connecticut. 13 rolls.
- Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Buffalo, Lewiston, Niagara Falls, and Rochester, New York, 1902-1954
- M1480, Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Buffalo, Lewiston, Niagara Falls, and Rochester, New York, 1902-1954 (165 rolls) reproduces card manifests of over one million alien arrivals. Some citizen arrivals are also included. The bulk of the arrivals were at Buffalo and Niagara Falls. The cards are arranged by soundex code and include permanent, temporary, statistical, and nonstatistical arrivals. These records are part of the Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Record Group (RG) 85.
- Mexican Border Crossing Records
- Port of New York, New York, 1820-1957
- Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, NY, 1820--1846. M261. 103 rolls.
- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, NY, 1820--1897. M237. 675 rolls.
- Registers of Vessels Arriving at the Port of New York from Foreign Ports, 1789--1919. M1066. 27 rolls.
- Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, NY, June 16, 1897--June 30, 1902. T519. 115 rolls.
- Index (Soundex) to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, NY, July 1, 1902--December 31, 1943. T621. 755 rolls.
- Book Indexes to New York Passenger Lists, 1906--1942. T612. 807 rolls.
These alphabetical indexes to passenger manifests are grouped by shipping line and arranged chronologically by date of arrival in the Port of New York. There is an index for each vessel.
- Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, NY, 1897--1957. T715. 8,892 rolls.
- Index (Soundex) to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at the Port of New York, 1944-48. M1417. 94 rolls.
- Port of Vera Cruz, Mexico, 1921-1923
- M2032. Passenger Lists of European Immigrants Arriving at Vera Cruz, Mexico, 1921-1923, and Related Correspondence, 1921-1931. 1 roll.
- Port of Zapata, Texas, 1923-1953
- Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), 1891--1957
Record Group 85. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina; Baltimore, Maryland; Boston, Massachusetts; Detroit, Michigan; Galveston, Texas; Gloucester, Massachusetts; Gulfport and Pascagoula, Mississippi; Key West, Florida; New Bedford, Massachusetts; New Orleans, Louisiana; New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Portland, Maine; Providence, Rhode Island; St. Albans, Vermont, District; San Francisco, California; Savannah, Georgia; Seattle, Washington, and Other Washington Ports.
- Records of the U.S. Customs Service, 1820--ca. 1891
Record Group 36. Atlantic, Gulf, and Great Lakes Ports; Baltimore, Maryland; Boston, Massachusetts; New Orleans, Louisiana; New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Small California Ports, 1929-1956
- American Memory from the Library of Congress - A Panoramic Photogaph: Immigration station, Angel Island, Cal. 1915
- Angel Island - California's "Immigration Station"
A book published by The Women's American Baptist Home Missionary Society, Chicago, in 1917.
- Angel Island: "Guardian of the Western Gate"
An online article by Valerie Natale about the history of the Angel Island Immigration Station in San Francisco Bay.
- Angel Island: Immigrant Journeys of Chinese-Americans
An oral history of Chinese immigrant detainees.
- Angel Island Immigration Station
The "Ellis Island of the West" in San Francisco is now a National Historic Landmark
- The Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation
The nonprofit partner of California State Parks and the National Park Service in the effort to preserve, restore and interpret the historic immigration station.
- Angel Island - The Pacific Gateway
Angel Island Immigration Station, San Francisco Bay, 1910 to 1940.
- Early Arrivals Records Search
Online searchable index to casefiles for early immigrants to San Francisco and Hawaii.
- Family History Library Catalog
From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.
- HoustonChronicle.com - Angel Island: Journeys Remembered by Chinese Houstonians
Interviews online.
- Images From the History of the Public Health Service
- One-Step Webpages by Stephen P. Morse
Alternate search functions for many online databases. Includes tools for immigration, census, vital records, calendars, soundex, foreign alphabets, Jewish and Holocaust research.
- San Francisco, California - Immigrant & Passenger Arrivals - Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
Lists of microfilm roll numbers from the National Archives and Records Administration.
- Baltimore, Maryland - Immigrant & Passenger Arrivals - Records of the U.S. Customs Service
Lists of microfilm roll numbers from the National Archives and Records Administration.
- Baltimore, Maryland - Immigrant & Passenger Arrivals - Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
Lists of microfilm roll numbers from the National Archives and Records Administration.
- Baltimore Passenger Lists Quick Guide 1820-1952
By Joe Beine.
- Immigrating to the Port of Baltimore
Describes what it was like to immigrate into the US via Baltimore.
- Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
- NARA - Genealogists/Family Historians -Atlantic, Gulf, and Great Lakes Ports, 1820-1873
- M334. Supplemental Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports (Excluding New York), 1820-1874. (188 rolls). Contains index cards arranged alphabetically by surname, then by first name.
- M575. Copies of Lists of Passengers Arriving at Miscellaneous Ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and Ports on the Great Lakes, 1820-1873. (16 rolls). The passenger lists are arranged by port, then chronologically by date.
- One-Step Webpages by Stephen P. Morse
Alternate search functions for many online databases. Includes tools for immigration, census, vital records, calendars, soundex, foreign alphabets, Jewish and Holocaust research.
- Passenger Arrivals at the Port of Baltimore, 1820-1834
A book by Michael H. Tepper.
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 Ancestry.com - Boston Port Arrivals and Immigrants, 1715-1716, 1762-1769
Searchable database available by subscription.
- Boston Passenger Lists Quick Guide 1820-1943
A list of research material for locating Boston passenger records. Included are microfilmed records and indexes, a CD-Rom, and an online index.
- Finding Passenger Arrival Records at the Port of Boston, Massachusetts 1820-1943
Article by Joe Beine.
- Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
- One-Step Webpages by Stephen P. Morse
Alternate search functions for many online databases. Includes tools for immigration, census, vital records, calendars, soundex, foreign alphabets, Jewish and Holocaust research.
- Passenger Lists
Information on the holdings at the Massachusetts State Archives. Massachusetts recorded the names of immigrants arriving in the Port of Boston between 1848 and 1891.
- Early South Carolina Settlers
A CD-ROM for sale from Genealogical Publishing Company.
- Finding Passenger Arrival Lists & Immigration Records for Charleston & South Carolina
Compiled by Joe Beine.
- Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Ports in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, 1890--1924. T517. 26 rolls. 16mm.
A list of microfilm roll numbers from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
- NARA - Genealogists/Family Historians -Atlantic, Gulf, and Great Lakes Ports, 1820-1873
- M334. Supplemental Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports (Excluding New York), 1820-1874. (188 rolls). Contains index cards arranged alphabetically by surname, then by first name.
- M575. Copies of Lists of Passengers Arriving at Miscellaneous Ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and Ports on the Great Lakes, 1820-1873. (16 rolls). The passenger lists are arranged by port, then chronologically by date.
- Passenger Arrivals at the Port of Charleston, 1820-1829
A book by Brent H. Holcomb. For sale from Genealogical Publishing Company.
- Finding Passenger Arrival Records at the Port of Galveston, Texas
Article by Joe Beine.
- The Galveston-Bremen Project
Details for immigrant ship arrivals at the Port of Galveston, Texas between the years 1865 and 1896. It contains the following: a list of immigrant vessels that arrived between the years of 1865 and 1896 arrival and departure data passenger list availability (citations included) transcribed passenger lists taken from newspaper accounts and souvenir passenger lists (alternative sources) an index of surnames listed on the passenger lists available from alternative sources.
- Galveston: Ellis Island of the West
A book by Bernard Marinbach.
- Galveston, Texas - Immigrant & Passenger Arrivals - Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
Lists of microfilm roll numbers from the National Archives and Records Administration.
- Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
- NARA - Genealogists/Family Historians -Atlantic, Gulf, and Great Lakes Ports, 1820-1873
- M334. Supplemental Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports (Excluding New York), 1820-1874. (188 rolls). Contains index cards arranged alphabetically by surname, then by first name.
- M575. Copies of Lists of Passengers Arriving at Miscellaneous Ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and Ports on the Great Lakes, 1820-1873. (16 rolls). The passenger lists are arranged by port, then chronologically by date.
- One-Step Webpages by Stephen P. Morse
Alternate search functions for many online databases. Includes tools for immigration, census, vital records, calendars, soundex, foreign alphabets, Jewish and Holocaust research.
- Passengers on Ships Arriving in Galveston in 1885
- Ships Passenger Lists Port of Galveston, Texas, 1846-1871
A book by the Galveston County Genealogical Society.
- Ships Passenger Lists to Galveston Texas 1846 - 1871
- Texas Seaport Museum
Located in the historic port of Galveston, the Texas Seaport Museum explores Texas' history of seaborne commerce and immigration.
- Access to Archival Databases (AAD)
From NARA - U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
- Genealogy/ Personal History
- Immigrants
Includes Records for Passengers Who Arrived at the Port of New York During the Irish Famine. These materials identify 604,596 persons who arrived in the Port of New York, 1846-1851, and the ships on which they arrived. Approximately 70 percent of the passenger records list Ireland as the native country.
- Ancestry.com - Search Immigration & Emigration Records
Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.
- Irish Immigrants: New York Port Arrival Records, 1846-1851
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Original source: Famine Irish Entry Project, 1846-1851. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
- New York City Immigrants (Austria, Galicia, Poland), 1890
Original source: United States Government. 1890 New York Ship's Arrivals Records Index (Rolls #543-#560, Jan. 2, 1890 to Dec. 30, 1890). Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
- New York City Immigrants (Austria, Galicia, Poland), 1891
Original source: United States Government. 1891 New York Ship's Arrivals Records Index. Washington, D.C.: National Archives. Series M237, Rolls #561-#580, Jan. 2, 1891 to Dec. 31, 1891.
- New York Passenger Lists, 1851-1891
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Original source: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36; National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; (National Archives Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
- Family Search Record Search
Millions of indexed records and images of records. Join volunteers around the world who are helping to make more free records available online through FamilySearch Indexing.
- Finding New York Passenger Arrival Records 1820-1957 - A New York Passenger Lists Research Guide
By Joe Beine.
- German Immigrants: Lists of Passengers Bound from Bremen to New York, 1847-1854
A book by Gary J. Zimmerman.
- German Immigrants: Lists of Passengers Bound from Bremen to New York, 1863-1867
A book by Gary J. Zimmerman.
- German Immigrants: Lists of Passengers Bound from Bremen to New York, 1868-1871
A book by Gary J. Zimmerman.
- Instructions for reading New York passenger list soundex cards after 1910
Article by Joe Beine.
- Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
- NARA - Genealogists/Family Historians - Port of New York, New York, 1820-1957
- Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, NY, 1820--1846. M261. 103 rolls.
- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, NY, 1820--1897. M237. 675 rolls.
- Registers of Vessels Arriving at the Port of New York from Foreign Ports, 1789--1919. M1066. 27 rolls.
- Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, NY, June 16, 1897--June 30, 1902. T519. 115 rolls.
- Index (Soundex) to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, NY, July 1, 1902--December 31, 1943. T621. 755 rolls.
- Book Indexes to New York Passenger Lists, 1906--1942. T612. 807 rolls.
These alphabetical indexes to passenger manifests are grouped by shipping line and arranged chronologically by date of arrival in the Port of New York. There is an index for each vessel.
- Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, NY, 1897--1957. T715. 8,892 rolls.
- Index (Soundex) to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at the Port of New York, 1944-48. M1417. 94 rolls.
- New York Passenger Lists Quick Guide 1820-1957
A list of research material for locating New York passenger records. Included are microfilmed records and indexes, CD-Roms, books, and online indexes.
- Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York, 1820-1829
A book by Elizabeth P. Bentley. For sale from Genealogical.com.
- Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York, 1830-1832
A book by Elizabeth Petty Bentley. For sale from Genealogical.com.
- Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829: From Customs Passenger Lists
A book by Elizabeth P. Bentley.
- Passenger Arrivals At The Port Of New York
A book by Elizabeth Petty Bentley.
- Port of New York 1820-1957 - Immigrant & Passenger Arrivals - Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
Lists of microfilm roll numbers from the National Archives and Records Administration.
- Registers of Vessels Arriving at the Port of New York from Foreign Ports 1789 – 1919
Good introduction to this important source from the St. Louis County Library.
- Registers of Vessels Arriving at the Port of New York 1789-1919
FHL and NARA Microfilm Catalog Numbers from Joe Beine.
- Ancestry.com - Castle Garden: The Forgotten Gateway
Article by Barry Moreno.
- Castle Clinton (Castle Garden) National Monument
From the National Park Service. Located in Battery Park on the southern-most tip of Manhattan, Castle Garden was the arrival point of some eight million immigrants who entered New York harbor from 1855 to 1890. It was the "Ellis Island" of its day.
- Castle Garden Online Database
Free online searchable database of over 10 million immigrants who arrived at Castle Garden at the tip of Manhattan between 1830 and 1892. Searchable by name. Before Ellis Island was opened, Castle Garden functioned as the first official immigration center in the United States as a collaboration between the State of New York and New York City. Information in the online database is taken from the original ships' manifests and provides occupation, age, sex, date of arrival, place of origin and ship name. Results of advanced searches require a fee-for-download.
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 CASTLE-GARDEN Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in Castle Garden, the first center in the United States for processing arriving immigrants, which was founded by New York State on an island off the southwest tip of Manhattan in 1855. Archives: browse or search.
- Immigrant's Story - Castle Garden
From the New York Times of December 23, 1866.
- Immigration and the Commissioners of Emigration of the State of New York
A book by Friedrich Kapp.
- One-Step Webpages by Stephen P. Morse
Alternate search functions for many online databases. Includes tools for immigration, census, vital records, calendars, soundex, foreign alphabets, Jewish and Holocaust research.
- Resources for Finding New York Passenger Lists 1847-1897
A guide for locating passenger records in the Castle Garden era.
- The ShipsList - Ships Pictures, Ports and Logos
- Steve Morse's One-Step Castle Garden Search Engine
One-Step search of Castle Garden immigration records covring the years 1851 to 1891. This search requires a subscription to a pay-for-use database.
- Abuses at the Barge Office
From an article originally published in The New York Times on June 3, 1900.
- The Barge Office - 1898
Online article titled The Arrival of the Immigrant by Cromwell Childe in the New York Times Magazine, August 14, 1898.
- Pier 21
Between 1928-1971, at Pier 21 on the Halifax waterfront, 1.5 million immigrants first set foot on Canadian soil. During World War II, 3,000 British evacuee children, 50,000 war brides and their 22,000 children, over 100,000 refugees and 368,000 Canadian troops bound for Europe passed through Pier 21.
- Pier 21: The Gateway That Changed Canada
A book by J.P. Leblanc.
- Ships List Indexing Project
From the Nanaimo Family History Society. This project's aim is to index arrivals at Halifax and Quebec (Montreal is included in the Port of Quebec) from 1900 to about 1921 when the passenger lists were discontinued. Currently the project is indexing Quebec arrivals from 1908 onwards.
- Ancestry.com - Seattle Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1957
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials. Original source: NARA microfilms M1398, M1383, M1485, M1484, M1364, M1386, M1399, M1365.
- Family History Library Catalog
From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.
- Crew lists of vessels arriving at Seattle, Washington, 1903-1917
National Archives microfilm publications : M1399.
- Customs records of passenger manifests inbound, 1894-1909 : Port Townsend, Tacoma, and Seattle
National Archives microfilm publications : M1484.
- Lists of Chinese passengers arriving at Seattle and Port Townsend, 1882- 1916
National Archives microfilm publications : M1364.
- Passenger and crew lists of vessels arriving at Seattle, Washington, 1890-1957
National Archives microfilm publications : M1383.
- Passenger lists of vessels arriving at Seattle from U. S. insular possessions, 1908-1917 : Port Townsend, Seattle, and Tacoma
National Archives microfilm publications : M1485.
- Passenger lists of vessels arriving at Seattle, Washington : NARA M1398, 1949-1954
- NARA - Genealogists/Family Historians - Records of the INS, 1891--1957
Record Group 85. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina; Baltimore, Maryland; Boston, Massachusetts; Detroit, Michigan; Galveston, Texas; Gloucester, Massachusetts; Gulfport and Pascagoula, Mississippi; Key West, Florida; New Bedford, Massachusetts; New Orleans, Louisiana; New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Portland, Maine; Providence, Rhode Island; St. Albans, Vermont, District; San Francisco, California; Savannah, Georgia; Seattle, Washington, and Other Washington Ports.
- Certificates of Head Tax Paid by Aliens Arriving at Seattle, WA, from Foreign Contiguous Territory, 1917--1924. M1365. 10 rolls.
- Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Seattle, WA, 1903--1917. M1399. 15 rolls.
- Customs Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Port Townsend and Tacoma, WA, 1894-1909. M1484. 1 roll.
- Lists of Chinese Passengers Arriving at Seattle [Port Townsend], WA, 1882--1916. M1364. 10 rolls.
- Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Seattle, WA, 1890--1957. M1383. 357 rolls.
- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Seattle, WA, 1949--54. M1398. 5 rolls.
- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Seattle, WA, from Insular Possessions, 1908-1917. M1485. 1 roll.
- US Ports of Arrival and their Available Passenger Lists 1820-1957
Includes Canadian and Mexican Border Crossing Records, by Joe Beine.
- By Way of Canada: U.S. Records of Immigration Across the U.S.-Canadian Border, 1895-1954 (St. Albans Lists)
Article by Marian L. Smith for Prologue, the magazine of the National Archives and Records Administration.
- NARA - Genealogists/Family Historians - Records of the INS, 1891--1957
Record Group 85. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina; Baltimore, Maryland; Boston, Massachusetts; Detroit, Michigan; Galveston, Texas; Gloucester, Massachusetts; Gulfport and Pascagoula, Mississippi; Key West, Florida; New Bedford, Massachusetts; New Orleans, Louisiana; New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Portland, Maine; Providence, Rhode Island; St. Albans, Vermont, District; San Francisco, California; Savannah, Georgia; Seattle, Washington, and Other Washington Ports.
- Soundex Index to Canadian Border Entries through the St. Albans, VT, District, 1895--1924. M1461. 400 rolls.
- Alphabetical Index to Canadian Border Entries through Small Ports in Vermont, 1895--1924. M1462. 6 rolls.
This microfilm publication reproduces alphabetical indexes to records of arrivals through various small ports in Vermont. The records include permanent and temporary admissions on Record of Registry, on card manifests, or Primary Inspection Memoranda. Some have photographs of the alien.
- Soundex Index to Entries into the St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports 1924-1952. M1463. 98 rolls.
- Manifests of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895--1954. M1464. 640 rolls.
- Manifests of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific Ports, 1929--49. M1465. 25 rolls.
- One-Step Webpages by Stephen P. Morse
Alternate search functions for many online databases. Includes tools for immigration, census, vital records, calendars, soundex, foreign alphabets, Jewish and Holocaust research.
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