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- ↑ Keep it in Motion - Classic Animation Revisited: 'The Red Book'|Animation World Network
- ↑ "Janie Geiser - the Red Book from the Films portfolio". Archived from the original on 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ↑ Vimeo
- ↑ "Michael Jackson, the Muppets and Early Cinema Tapped for Preservation in 2009 Library of Congress National Film Registry". Library of Congress. December 30, 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ↑ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
