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- ↑ http://www.societe-jersiaise.org/photographic-archive/phyllis-gertrude-ross-lady-mckie.html [ bare URL ]
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- ↑ http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_archives/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&lang=eng&rec_nbr=105104&rec_nbr_list=3635082,201629,182602,105148,105104,101844,100034,98712,200520,196792 [ bare URL ]
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