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- ↑ "File:The Edison Kinetogram - Volume 7.djvu", 15 August 1912, volume 7, number 2, p. 9; a semimonthly newsletter published by the Edison Company (Orange, New Jersey). Wikisource. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ↑ "Harold M. Shaw, Director", The Edison Kinetogram, 1 September 1912, volume 7, number 3, p. 16. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ↑ "Calendar of Licensed Releases", '’The Moving Picture World (New York, New York), 31 August 1912, volume 13, number 9, p. 892. Internet Archive (I.A.), San Francisco, California. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ↑ Amusements. The Press. Volume XLVIII. Issue 14533. 9 December 1912. p 1. Retrieved 25 December 2015
- ↑ Amusements Wanganui Herald. Volume XLVII. Issue 13864. 26 December 1912. p 1. Retrieved 25 December 2015
- ↑ Meetings and Amusements. Wairarapa Daily Times. Volume LXIV. Issue 11578. 29 January 1913. p 1.
- ↑ Stratford News Taranaki Daily News. Volume LV. Issue 238. 27 February 1913. p 3. Retrieved 25 December 2015
- ↑ Amusements . Thames Star. Volume XLVII. Issue 14474. 13 March 1913. p 4. Retrieved 25 December 2015