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Tremont Theatre
1942 Webster Avenue near East 178th Street
The Bronx, N.Y. 10457
The Tremont Theatre on Webster Avenue near East 178th Street opened around 1910 and closed in 1960. Over five decades of operation, it was also known as the Tremont Yiddish Theatre and Cinema Tremont. In 2002, it was reported to be converted into retail space. |
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The Page Organ Company
Lima, Ohio
Electro-pneumatic action
At an unknown time, a new organ was built by The Page Organ Company of Lima, Ohio. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located.
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M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 2952 (1921)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 34 registers, 17 stops, 17 ranks
The second organ in the Tremont Theatre was built in 1921 by M.P. Möller of Hagerstown, Md., at a cost of $8,000. Möller's 3/17 theatre organ (with occasional modifications) was a standard model for the company. |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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Violin Diapason (TC) |
73 |
2 |
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Piccolo [Fl. Harm.] |
OR |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
85 |
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Mixture III ranks |
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8 |
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Viol d'Orchestre |
73 |
16 |
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Bass Clarinet (TC) |
OR |
8 |
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Doppel Flute |
73 |
8 |
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French Horn |
73 |
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Octave [Op. Diap.] |
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4 |
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Octave Horn |
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4 |
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Zart Flute [Quintadena] |
OR |
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| Cathedral Chimes |
20 Notes |
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Orchestral Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Violin Diapason |
GT |
16 |
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Fagotto (TC) |
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8 |
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Horn Diapason (syn) |
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8 |
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Orchestral Oboe |
73 |
8 |
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Viol d'Orchestre |
GT |
8 |
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Clarinet |
73 |
8 |
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Viol Celeste (TC) |
73 |
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| Orchestral Bells |
25 Notes |
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8 |
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Quintadena |
73 |
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4 |
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Flute Harmonic |
73 |
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Solo Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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Gross Flute |
85 |
4 |
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Gemshorn [TG] |
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8 |
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Concert Flute |
73 |
16 |
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Bass Tuba (TC) |
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8 |
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Gemshorn |
85 |
8 |
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Tuba |
73 |
8 |
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Violoncello |
73 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
73 |
4 |
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Flute Overte [TG] [Gross Fl.] |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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Open Diapason [ext. Gross Fl.] |
12 |
16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt [lo-press.] |
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16 |
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Sub Bass |
32 |
8 |
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Violoncello |
SO |
16 |
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Gemshorn [ext.] |
12 |
8 |
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Flute |
SO |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Orch. to Solo |
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Orch. to Pedal 8' |
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Solo to Orch. 8' 8' |
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Solo to Pedal 8' |
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Great 4' |
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Orch. to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Orch. 16', 4' |
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Solo. to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Solo 16', 4' |
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Mechanicals
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Orchestral Tremulant |
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Crescendo Indicator |
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Solo Tremulant |
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Adjustable Combinations
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| Orchestral Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) |
| Great Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) |
| Solo Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4 (thumb) |
| Pedal Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3 (thumb) |
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Piston Couplers
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Corresponding Orchestral and Solo Pistons to Great Pistons |
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Corresponding Pedal Pistons to Manual Pistons |
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Pedal Movements
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Balanced Solo Pedal |
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Great to Pedal Reversible |
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Balanced Orchestral Pedal |
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Orchestral to Pedal Reversible |
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Grand Crescendo Pedal |
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Thunder Pedal |
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Wurlitzer Organ Company
North Tonawanda, N.Y. – Opus 9 (1912)
Electro-pneumatic action
Style 3
2 manuals, 7 ranks, 5 tuned percussions, 14 traps, curved console
The first organ in the Tremont Theatre was built in
1912 by the Wurlitzer Organ Company. It cost $10,000.
Known as a Wurlitzer Hope-Jones Unit Orchestra "Style
3," this
model later became the popular "Style 185."
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Pedal – 32 notes
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Ophicleide |
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Bass Drum |
16 |
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Bass |
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Kettle Drum |
16 |
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Bourdon |
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Crash Cymbal |
8 |
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Tuba Horn |
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Cymbal |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
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Clarinet |
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1st and 2nd Touch Traps Switch |
8 |
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Cello |
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Flute |
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3 Combination Toe Pistons |
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Octave |
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Accompaniment (Manual I) –- 61 notes
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Contra Viol (TC) |
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Chrysoglott |
16 |
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Vox Humana (TC) |
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Snare Drum |
8 |
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Tuba Horn |
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Tambourine |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
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Castanets |
8 |
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Clarinet |
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Chinese Block |
8 |
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Viol d'Orchestre |
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8 |
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Viol Celeste (TC) |
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Accompaniment 2nd Touch |
8 |
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Flute |
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Tuba Horn |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
8 |
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Clarinet |
4 |
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Viol |
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Sleigh Bells |
4 |
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Octave Celeste |
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Xylophone |
4 |
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Flute |
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Triangle |
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Vox Humana |
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2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
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10 Adjustable Combination Pistons |
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Piccolo |
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Solo (Manual II) – 61 notes
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Ophicleide |
2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
16 |
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Bass |
2 |
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Fifteenth |
16 |
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Contra Viol (TC) |
2 |
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Piccolo |
8 |
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Tuba Horn |
1 3/5 |
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Tierce |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
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Cathedral Chimes |
8 |
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Clarinet |
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Sleigh Bells |
8 |
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Viol d'Orchestre |
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Xylophone |
8 |
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Viol Celeste (TC) |
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Glockenspiel |
8 |
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Flute |
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Chrysoglott |
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Vox Humana |
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Clarion |
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Solo 2nd Touch |
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Octave |
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Ophicleide |
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Viol |
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Clarinet |
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Octave Celeste |
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Flute |
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10 Adjustable Combination Pistons |
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Tremulants (2)
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General |
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Vox Humana |
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General
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One Expression Pedal |
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One Double Touch Sforzando Pedal – Piano Pedal
• 1st Touch: Full stops (wind)
• 2nd Touch: Full stops and Percussion |
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One Double Touch Sforzando Pedal – Piano Pedal
• 1st Touch: Snare Drum
• 2nd Touch: Bass Drum and Cymbal |
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Effects (operated by toe pistons)
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Bird |
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Steamboat Whistle |
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Auto Horn |
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Horse Hoofs |
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Fire Gong |
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Machine Gun |
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Push Button
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Door Bell |
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STOP ANALYSIS |
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Open Diapason |
61 pipes |
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Viol d'Orchestre |
73 pipes |
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Cathedral Chimes |
18 notes |
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Sources:
Cinema Treasures website: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/20439
Junchen, David L. Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vols. 1 and II. Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1985.
Trupiano, Larry. Factory Specification
of M.P. Möller organ, Op. 3037 (1921), one of the firm's
standard III/17 theatre organs.
Illustrations:
Cinema Treasures website: Exterior.
The World's Greatest Achievement in Music For Theatres–
The Wurlitzer Hope-Jones Unit Orchestra. North Tonawanda, N.Y.: Wurlitzer Organ Company, 1916. Interior (1915) showing Wurlitzer Organ, Op. 9 (1912). |
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