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- ↑ DelVecchio, Rick (January 26, 2002). "Wigwag War / Point Richmond residents fight to save artifacts from the low-tech era". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ↑ Florence, S.R. (July 10, 1929). "Conceived and Developed Wig-Wags" (PDF). Pacific Electric Magazine (Vol. 14 No. 2). p. 6. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
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