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- 1 2 "Painter, Walter S." Archives Society of Alberta. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ↑ "Cave & Basin Hot Springs Bathhouse". Alberta Society of Architects.
- ↑ "The Painter House". The Banff Centre. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
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