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- ↑ Lennart Sundström (5 November 2013). "Föreningen Gamla Östersund" (in Swedish). Länstidningen Östersund. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ↑ Flodmark, Johan: Stenborgska skådebanorna. Bidrag till Stockholms teaterhistoria. Stockholm. Norstedt & söner.
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