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- ↑ "Families celebrate 74th East Texas Yamboree in Gilmer - KYTX CBS 19 Tyler Longview News Weather Sports".
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- ↑ "Gilmer, Tex., Warms Up for Harvest at Yamboree Revival". The Billboard . 27 July 1946. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ↑ 2019 East Texas Yamboree Catalogue
