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- ↑ "Kress History" http://www.kresscarrier.com/HistoryOfKress.html Archived 2010-04-27 at the Wayback Machine Kress Corporation.
- ↑ "An Interview with Rita Kress". Peoria Magazines. May 2002.
- ↑ "Edward Kress". Journal Star, Peoria, Illinois. 2003-02-17.
