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Rockefeller Center Parking Space, 40 West 49th Street, from Museum of Modern Art, 10th floor, 14 West 49th Street (Time and Life Building), Manhattan.

Rockefeller Center Parking Space, 40 West 49th Street, from Museum of ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street market, food vendors, downtown shopping, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Ise Monogatari Emaki, Scroll I.

Ise Monogatari Emaki, Scroll I.

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese scroll painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions art image.

Mode in which the young Memnon's head, (now in the British Museum,) was removed by Belzoni.

Mode in which the young Memnon's head, (now in the British Museum,) wa...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Egyptian sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Interior de la Catedral de México. En el dia 26 de Abril del año de 1855 en que se celebró en ella la Declaracion Dógmatica de la Inmaculada Concepcion de María Santisima.

Interior de la Catedral de México. En el dia 26 de Abril del año de 18...

Public domain photograph of organ, keyboard instrument, church, gothic architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The angel Jibrîl stands before Muhammad and instructs him on the call to prayer.

The angel Jibrîl stands before Muhammad and instructs him on the call ...

Life of the Prophet Muhammad written at the order of the Mamluk sultan al-Mansûr 'Alâ' al-Dîn 'Alî (d. 778/1376). The work was first illustrated during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Murâd III.

Bone. -

Bone. -

Picryl description: Public domain historical book on American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Architecture : plan topographique d'une partie de la nécropole de Memphis (pyramids de Gizeh)

Architecture : plan topographique d'une partie de la nécropole de Memp...

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John Ogilby - Peru, Peru, Montanus Arnoldus 1625-1683, cartographer

John Ogilby - Peru, Peru, Montanus Arnoldus 1625-1683, cartographer

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Pool of Siloam, 1857, Israel, Dorot Jewish Books Division

Pool of Siloam, 1857, Israel, Dorot Jewish Books Division

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L'ouverture du pont. Nº 191 - Early photography, Public domain image

L'ouverture du pont. Nº 191 - Early photography, Public domain image

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Souk el Sabtiéh (bazar arabe) Nº 193

Souk el Sabtiéh (bazar arabe) Nº 193

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Don Mariano Camprubi, primer bailarin del teatro royal de Madrid.

Don Mariano Camprubi, primer bailarin del teatro royal de Madrid.

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Sebîl, or street fountain.  Supplied from a cistern below which is filled during the inundation of the Nile.  The upper chamber, with its columns and double veranda, is a school-room.

Sebîl, or street fountain. Supplied from a cistern below which is fil...

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Scene on the Oclawaha River, Fla.

Scene on the Oclawaha River, Fla.

Florida stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who asse... More

Dale Creek Bridge. 19th century stereoscope card. Utah.

Dale Creek Bridge. 19th century stereoscope card. Utah.

Public domain scan of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Interior of Sinosee's House, Kurreechane

Interior of Sinosee's House, Kurreechane

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No. 9. Looking south into the Grand Cañon, Colorado River, Sheavwitz [Shivwits] Crossing.

No. 9. Looking south into the Grand Cañon, Colorado River, Sheavwitz [...

Public domain photograph of Grand Canyon National Park, mountains, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bethencourt. during World War I

Bethencourt. during World War I

Public domain photograph related to Germany in World War One, military conflict, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ashokan Reservoir.  View of Olive Bridge dam under construction. Note cyclopean masonry in body of dam and concrete blocks on face. Contract 3. September 21, 1909.

Ashokan Reservoir. View of Olive Bridge dam under construction. Note ...

Public domain photograph of electric wires, power line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aspects of Negro Life: The Negro in an African Setting.

Aspects of Negro Life: The Negro in an African Setting.

Picryl description: Public domain photo of American art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Muhammad and Abû Bakr converse during their journey from Mecca to Medina.

Muhammad and Abû Bakr converse during their journey from Mecca to Medi...

Life of the Prophet Muhammad written at the order of the Mamluk sultan al-Mansûr 'Alâ' al-Dîn 'Alî (d. 778/1376). The work was first illustrated during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Murâd III.

Statuette in ivory, and objects in gold and silver, by Froment Meurice of Paris.

Statuette in ivory, and objects in gold and silver, by Froment Meurice...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of France sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Escritoire a toilette. Believed to have been the property of Queen Marie Antoinette. French transitional Rococo-Louis XVI, but probably made, ca. 1780. Jones Bequest, Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington.

Escritoire a toilette. Believed to have been the property of Queen Mar...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of French art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Vue General Des Ruines, à Uxmal.

Vue General Des Ruines, à Uxmal.

Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tartaria - China ; Tartaria. - Public domain old map

Tartaria - China ; Tartaria. - Public domain old map

Public domain scan of an 18th-century map, vintage, old, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Section of the Grizzly Giant, looking up, Mariposa Grove, Mariposa County, Cal.

Section of the Grizzly Giant, looking up, Mariposa Grove, Mariposa Cou...

California Stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who a... More

Napoleon Sarony - Newham, Rose - Early photography, Public domain image

Napoleon Sarony - Newham, Rose - Early photography, Public domain imag...

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Interior de la Alameda de México = Interieur de l'Alameda de México = Interior of the Alameda of Mexico ; Teatro Nacional de México = Théâtre National de México = National Theatre of Mexico.

Interior de la Alameda de México = Interieur de l'Alameda de México = ...

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[Title page] The bronze ornaments of the palace gates of Balawat (Shalmaneser II, B.C. 859-825) edited, with an introduction by Walter de Gray Birch ; with descriptions and translations by Theophilus G. Pinches.

[Title page] The bronze ornaments of the palace gates of Balawat (Shal...

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Chimneypiece in coloured mosaic. Florentine. Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington. Table in coloured mosaic. Florentine. Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington.

Chimneypiece in coloured mosaic. Florentine. Victoria and Albert Museu...

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Muhammad and Abû Bakr take refuge in a cave, hiding from Meccan pursuers.

Muhammad and Abû Bakr take refuge in a cave, hiding from Meccan pursue...

Life of the Prophet Muhammad written at the order of the Mamluk sultan al-Mansûr 'Alâ' al-Dîn 'Alî (d. 778/1376). The work was first illustrated during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Murâd III.

Zemplenoroszi und Dydiowa. - Austro-Hungaria Militargeographisches Cartographer

Zemplenoroszi und Dydiowa. - Austro-Hungaria Militargeographisches Car...

Public domain scan of a 17th-18th-century map, vintage, old, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Paysage. Nº 424 - Egypt

Paysage. Nº 424 - Egypt

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

Luigi Mayer - City of Bethlehem, in Palestine

Luigi Mayer - City of Bethlehem, in Palestine

Public domain illustrated book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View at Paterson, New Jersey. 19th century.

View at Paterson, New Jersey. 19th century.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a waterfall, cascade, water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Newburg [Newburgh] July 31, '82. [Interior view.]

Newburg [Newburgh] July 31, '82. [Interior view.]

New York State stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker w... More

First bullion from Little Cottonwood Canyon. August 1870.

First bullion from Little Cottonwood Canyon. August 1870.

Utah stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who assembl... More

Giovanni Battista Piranesi - Teatro di Marcello.

Giovanni Battista Piranesi - Teatro di Marcello.

Public domain image of Rome, Italy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Basan Francois - La guinguette - Engraving, Public domain image

Basan Francois - La guinguette - Engraving, Public domain image

Public domain photo of French art print, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

View of the interior of the temple at Ybsambul [Abu Sumbul] in Nubia. Opened by G. Belzoni, 1818.

View of the interior of the temple at Ybsambul [Abu Sumbul] in Nubia. ...

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

A Shrine - Early photography, Public domain image

A Shrine - Early photography, Public domain image

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Inauguration du monument de Mariette Pacha. 14. 2. 90

Inauguration du monument de Mariette Pacha. 14. 2. 90

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Thorhüter der Ka‘ba [Ka‘bah] (aus der Schêbah-Familie [Bani Shaybî], die seit vorislamischer Zeit dies Amt innehat).

Thorhüter der Ka‘ba [Ka‘bah] (aus der Schêbah-Familie [Bani Shaybî], d...

Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A table and other objects by Elkington & Mason of Birmingham.

A table and other objects by Elkington & Mason of Birmingham.

Public domain illustrated book or album page scan, related to architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Antalfalva. - Austro-Hungaria Militargeographisches Cartographer

Antalfalva. - Austro-Hungaria Militargeographisches Cartographer

Public domain scan of a 17th-18th-century map, vintage, old, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Oosteranees, Pathan frontier tribe, Soonnee Mussulmans, Derajat, Kohat.

Oosteranees, Pathan frontier tribe, Soonnee Mussulmans, Derajat, Kohat...

Public domain reproduction of portrait print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Men in uniform on a raft - Early photography, Public domain image

Men in uniform on a raft - Early photography, Public domain image

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

Putnam Machine Company's shop, interior view.

Putnam Machine Company's shop, interior view.

Public domain scan of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Lunt's shipyard.] New York Sterecope Card.

[Lunt's shipyard.] New York Sterecope Card.

New York stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

Svirsky, Thamara de - Aime Dupont photographer

Svirsky, Thamara de - Aime Dupont photographer

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Svirsky, Thamara de - Aime Dupont photographer

Svirsky, Thamara de - Aime Dupont photographer

Public domain photograph - performance, musical, dance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Giovanni Battista Piranesi - The Gothic arch.

Giovanni Battista Piranesi - The Gothic arch.

Public domain scan of technical drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photo of A damsel going to early mass. - Public domain dedication

Photo of A damsel going to early mass. - Public domain dedication

Public domain photograph of textile 3d object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl Description.

Evil counsel - Public domain portrait print

Evil counsel - Public domain portrait print

Public domain photograph of 18th019th-century cartoon print, satirical portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mirror, gueridons, and table overlaid with silver plaques. Presented by the Citizens of London to Charles II. From the royal collection at Windsor castle. By permission of His Majesty.

Mirror, gueridons, and table overlaid with silver plaques. Presented b...

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Aspects of Negro Life: From Slavery to Reconstruction.

Aspects of Negro Life: From Slavery to Reconstruction.

Picryl description: Public domain photo of American art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Coronation of the Virgin - Engraving, Public domain image

Coronation of the Virgin - Engraving, Public domain image

Public domain reproduction of German art print, 16th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Albert Sterner - Erl King Art print

Albert Sterner - Erl King Art print

Public domain illustrated book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Stone tablets found in a tomb at Thebes. 1818. In the collection of the Earl of Belmore. Same size as the originals.

Stone tablets found in a tomb at Thebes. 1818. In the collection of th...

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

Village de Siloé. = The village of Siloam.

Village de Siloé. = The village of Siloam.

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

Charles Baudelaire (de face). Art print

Charles Baudelaire (de face). Art print

Public domain illustrated book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Looking west from the dock. New York Sterecope Card.

Looking west from the dock. New York Sterecope Card.

New York stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

The death of Lt. Cushing. Gettysburg PA. Stereoscope card.

The death of Lt. Cushing. Gettysburg PA. Stereoscope card.

Pennsylvania stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who... More

Muhammad, mounted on Burâq accompanied by Jibrîl and host angels, rises to the heavens on his way to al-Masjid al-Aqsâ.

Muhammad, mounted on Burâq accompanied by Jibrîl and host angels, rise...

Life of the Prophet Muhammad written at the order of the Mamluk sultan al-Mansûr 'Alâ' al-Dîn 'Alî (d. 778/1376). The work was first illustrated during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Murâd III.

Haxall's rolling mill, Belle Isle, Richmond.

Haxall's rolling mill, Belle Isle, Richmond.

Civil War stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who as... More

ARich mestizo.

ARich mestizo.

Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

The Lockfords, photograph by Walery - Aime Dupont photographer

The Lockfords, photograph by Walery - Aime Dupont photographer

Public domain photograph related to dance, ballet, musical performance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Svirsky, Thamara de - Aime Dupont photographer

Svirsky, Thamara de - Aime Dupont photographer

Public domain image of print or drawing, symbolism or allegory, depicting saint, winged creature, Icarus, flying angel, religious figure, flight, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Playboy: a portfolio of art and satire
Muhammad, seated before a mihrab made of inlaid wood, talks to the leaders of the Kindah tribe.

Muhammad, seated before a mihrab made of inlaid wood, talks to the lea...

Life of the Prophet Muhammad written at the order of the Mamluk sultan al-Mansûr 'Alâ' al-Dîn 'Alî (d. 778/1376). The work was first illustrated during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Murâd III.

Specimens of Russian embroidery.

Specimens of Russian embroidery.

Public domain scan of Russian book, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Broadway & 135th Street., New York City

Broadway & 135th Street., New York City

Public domain scan of artwork related to technological or industrial history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Murray Hill Hotel, from Park Avenue and 40th Street, Manhattan.

Murray Hill Hotel, from Park Avenue and 40th Street, Manhattan.

Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Muhammad and his followers arrive outside Medina and are greeted by the inhabitants, many of whom ask the Prophet to stay with them.

Muhammad and his followers arrive outside Medina and are greeted by th...

Life of the Prophet Muhammad written at the order of the Mamluk sultan al-Mansûr 'Alâ' al-Dîn 'Alî (d. 778/1376). The work was first illustrated during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Murâd III.

The sîmurgh aids the wounded Rustam and Rakhsh.

The sîmurgh aids the wounded Rustam and Rakhsh.

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, classical or archaic, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Specimens of Swiss embroidery. Crystal Palace Exhibition

Specimens of Swiss embroidery. Crystal Palace Exhibition

Public domain illustrated book or album page scan, related to architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sesana und St. Peter. - Austro-Hungaria Militargeographisches Cartographer

Sesana und St. Peter. - Austro-Hungaria Militargeographisches Cartogra...

Public domain scan of a 17th-18th-century map, vintage, old, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Fontaine arabe, 2. - Early photography, Public domain image

Fontaine arabe, 2. - Early photography, Public domain image

Public domain photograph related to history of Israel, Palestine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Interior of tabernacle. 19th Century Stereoscope Card

Interior of tabernacle. 19th Century Stereoscope Card

Indiana stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who asse... More

The Labyrinth. New York Sterecope Card.

The Labyrinth. New York Sterecope Card.

New York stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

Picryl description: Public domain image of a mountains, highland landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a mountains, highland lands...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a mountain landscape, rocks, mountains, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Eugene Grasset - Geranium sauvage, Art Nouveau Poster

Eugene Grasset - Geranium sauvage, Art Nouveau Poster

Public domain image related to botany, botanical artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Svirsky, Thamara de - Aime Dupont photographer

Svirsky, Thamara de - Aime Dupont photographer

Picryl description: Public domain image related to dance, musical, theater, performance, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mother, portrait - Public domain portrait painting

Mother, portrait - Public domain portrait painting

Public domain reproduction of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bicêtre et les Hautes-Bruyères, par un temps de neige.

Bicêtre et les Hautes-Bruyères, par un temps de neige.

Public domain illustrated book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Tombs of the Prophets, Jerusalem

The Tombs of the Prophets, Jerusalem

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[Sunset over the Grand Canyon of Arizona.]

[Sunset over the Grand Canyon of Arizona.]

Public domain photograph of a mountain pass, mountains, nature, mountain range, view, landscape, rocks, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Mosquée du Sultan Hassan (niche à la porte d'entrée).

Mosquée du Sultan Hassan (niche à la porte d'entrée).

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

Lower pool of Siloam -- Valley of Jehoshaphat, The Holy land, Syria...

Lower pool of Siloam -- Valley of Jehoshaphat, The Holy land, Syria...

Public domain illustrated book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Drawing-room. Maine, Stereoscope Card, NYPL.

Drawing-room. Maine, Stereoscope Card, NYPL.

Maine stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who assemb... More

Goddess of Liberty, U.S. Capitol. Washington DC. US Government facilities, 19th century.

Goddess of Liberty, U.S. Capitol. Washington DC. US Government facilit...

Washington DC stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker wh... More

R.M.S. "Queen Mary" - Restaurant menu
Red and gilt lacquer double chest of drawers. Property of Viscountess Wolseley.

Red and gilt lacquer double chest of drawers. Property of Viscountess ...

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Paper hanging by Woollams of London.

Paper hanging by Woollams of London.

Public domain illustrated book or album page scan, related to architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Henry George as he appeared when writing "A perplexed philosopher"; From a photograph by Rockwood, New York.

Henry George as he appeared when writing "A perplexed philosopher"; Fr...

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Gilt state bed of Queen Marie Antoinette. The Lyonnais silk hangings, designed by Phillippe de Lassale. In the chambre a coucher, Palais de Fontainbleau, France. French, style Louis XVI: The Barrière of empire period.

Gilt state bed of Queen Marie Antoinette. The Lyonnais silk hangings, ...

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Greek script on the Rosetta stone.

Greek script on the Rosetta stone.

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Felix Bracquemond - [Assiette] (rose) (modèle de coloris).

Felix Bracquemond - [Assiette] (rose) (modèle de coloris).

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

Goojurs, Hindoos, Delhi. - Early photography, Public domain image

Goojurs, Hindoos, Delhi. - Early photography, Public domain image

Picryl description: Public domain portrait photograph of person in India, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Charles-Émile Jacque - Forge. Art print

Charles-Émile Jacque - Forge. Art print

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