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- ↑ "The original SF Exploratorium like you've never seen it before". SF Gate. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ↑ "NY Times: Exploratorium". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
- ↑ "The 47th Academy Awards (1975) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ↑ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
