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- ↑ "Former Little Boy To Marry Ex-Governor Ammons Daughter". Littleton Independent. October 3, 1919. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- 1 2 "Governor Henry Larsen". guampedia.com. October 2009. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)() - ↑ "Lieut. Gen. Henry Larsen Dies; Served Marine Corps 33 Years". The New York Times . October 3, 1962. p. 41. Retrieved November 2, 2021. (Subscription required)
- ↑ Patty, Mike (July 27, 1990). "Elizabeth Ammons Larsen Dies at 96; Father and Brother Were State Governors". Rocky Mountain News . Denver, Colorado. p. 34.
- ↑ "Elizabeth Ammons Larsen". arlingtoncemetery.net. Retrieved November 5, 2021.