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- ↑ "A History of the Architecture of the USDA Forest Service (Dedication and Acknowledgments)". www.foresthistory.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-02.
- ↑ W. Ellis Groben (January 4, 1940). "Architectural Trend of Future Forest Service Buildings" (PDF).
- ↑ "US Forest Service Annual Letter 2002-2003, General Technical Report IITF-GTR-31" (PDF). December 2006.
- 1 2 3 4 "Movie Theaters Designed by William Ellis Groben - Cinema Treasures".
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