Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Memorabilia
Collection Number: 5141 MB
Kheel Center for Labor- Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen Memorabilia, 1867-1968
Collection Number:
5141 MB
Creator:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen (BLF&E)
Quantity:
16 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Memorabilia.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Memorabilia
including badges, name plates, push pins, pens, license plates, posters, plaques,
buttons and other miscellaneous items
Language:
Collection material in English
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen was founded on December 1, 1873, at Port
Jervis, New York, to provide mutual support for railroad firemen. The Brotherhood
initially emphasized insurance, but by the late nineteenth century had branched out
into labor-management relations.
At the turn of the century, the organization changed its name to the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLFE) after permitting engineers to join its
ranks. In 1969, the union merged with the Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen,
the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, and the Switchmen's Union of North America to
form the United Transportation Union.
Names:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen.
Boardman, F. B.
Columbus, Frank S.
Leach, Joshua
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (U.S.)
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
--Collectibles
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Form and Genre Terms:
Memorabilia
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Cite As:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Memorabilia #5141 MB. Kheel
Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University
Library.
Related Collections:
5141: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Records
5141 G: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Graphics
5141 P: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Photographs
5147: Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Records
5467: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Local 807 (Auburn, NY) Records
5475: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen General Chairman, Boston and Maine Railroad Records
5611: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Honorary Register of Disabled
5646: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Additional Records
5869: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Local 807 (Auburn, NY) Additional Records
6146 P: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen Photographs
6176: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Additional Records
5141: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Records
5141 G: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Graphics
5141 P: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Photographs
5147: Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Records
5467: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Local 807 (Auburn, NY) Records
5475: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen General Chairman, Boston and Maine Railroad Records
5611: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Honorary Register of Disabled
5646: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Additional Records
5869: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Local 807 (Auburn, NY) Additional Records
6146 P: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen Photographs
6176: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Additional Records
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Container
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Description
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Date
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1937-1963 | |
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Four "Visitor" badges from "Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen"
conventions (33rd, 36th, 37th, 38th)
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 | 1908-1968 | |
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Badges - "B. of L.F. & E, St. Louis Convention" ; "B. of L.F. and E.,
Houston, Texas Convention" ; "B. of L.F. & E., St. Paul, Minn" ;
"Souvenir, 11th Biennial Convention, B of L.F. & E, Columbus, O" ;
"Asst. to E. & M., BrotherhoodGreat Seal of the
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 | 1912-1931 | |
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Badges - "BrotherhoodDenver, Co., 28th Convention" ; "B of LF & E, State
Joint, 5th Sunday Meeting Pottsville, Pa., March 31, 1912" ; "Asst. to Ed.
& Mgr., Twenty-Sixth Convention B. of L.F. & E., Washington, D.C." ;
"Columbus, Brotherhood32nd Conventi
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| Box 1 | Folder 4 | ||
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Push-pins - "B.L.F & E" ; "B of LF & E" ; "-- Years Continuous
Membership, B of LF & E" [for 5, 10, 25, 30 years] ; buttons - "Member,
B of LF & E, Organized 1873" ; "Meeting of Train Service Men of United
States, Canada & Mexico, Worcester, Mass., April
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| Box 1 | Folder 5 | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 1 | 1947-1968 | |
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Badges - bronze - "B of LF and E, Houston, Texas, 1968 Convention" ; "B. of
L.F. & E., St. Louis Convention, 1963" ; "BrotherhoodSan Francisco,
1947, 35th Convention" ; "36th Convention, Boston, Mass., 1953, B of LF
& E"
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| Box 2 | Folder 2 | ||
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Badges - All three are two sided one side is green/red/white, and one is
black "In Memoriam". All have lettering "Erie Lodge No.543, B. of L.F. &
E., Jersey City, N.J." One is for "President".
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| Box 2 | Folder 3 | ||
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Badges - All three are two sided one side is green/red/white, and one is
black "In Memoriam". All have lettering "Erie Lodge No.543, B. of L.F. &
E., Jersey City, N.J.". One for "Conductor", "Outside Guard", &
"Warden".
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| Box 2 | Folder 4 | ||
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Badges - All three are two sided one side is green/red/white, and one is
black "In Memoriam". All have lettering "Erie Lodge No.543, B. of L.F. &
E., Jersey City, N.J." One for "Past President", "Chaplin", & "Fin.
Secretary"
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| Box 2 | Folder 5 | 1904-1963 | |
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Badges - 1)-"Denver" with flower on pin, pendant is shaped like an eagle on
top of a round medal - "June 1916, Twenty-Seventh Convention, Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen, Grand Lodge Ladies Society of B. of
L.F.E." ; 2)- "AFL-CIO, 5th Bienni
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| Box 2 | Folder 5 | 1904-1963 | |
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Badges - 4)-"Houston" with star shaped pendant with a raised picture of a
bull - "Brotherhood, 922" ; 5)-"Brotherhood" with star pendant "Houston,
Texas, 29th Convention, 1922" ; 6)-"Detroit" with pendant "Brotherhood,
1925" with picture of a city coas
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| Box 2 | Folder 5 | 1904-1963 | |
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Badges - 7)-"Brotherhood, 31st convention, 1928" with pendant- raised
pictures of state of California, train, ship and skyscrapers. ; 8)-"Denver,
Colorado, 1916, Twenty-Seventh Convention" with pendant "Brotherhood" ;
9)-This badge is very deteriorated
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| Box 3 | |||
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One stamp is of the signature of "Frank S. Columbus" the other is "From F.B.
Boardman, Chairman, New York State Legislative Board, B. of L.F. and E."
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| Box 3 | |||
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Metal stamp on a wooden block, the stamp depicts a man's profile. [Frank S.
Columbus?]
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| Box 3 | |||
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Wooden gavel used by both Frank S. Columbus and F.B. Boardman. See
information sheet included with gavel. Gavel head is missing 1/4 of it,
looks to be split off.
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| Box 3 | 1906 | ||
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Gavel used to open the Tenth Biennial Convention of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen. Meeting was called to order by Brother John J. Hannahan,
Grand Master at Nine O'Clock A.M., September 10, 1906 in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
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| Box 3 | Folder 1 | ||
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License plate - White w/red lettering "Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireman and
Enginemen" w/red locomotive engine in upper right corner.
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| Box 3 | Folder 2 | ||
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Letter about constructing the W.T. Doty Memorial, and a photo of the memorial
when complete
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| Box 3 | Folder 3 | ||
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Gold pens - "95th Anniversary, Brotherhood1873-1968" ; "Brotherhood15401
Detroit Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44107" ; silver money clip with Brotherhood
emblem ; gold pendant - shaped like locomotive with "537" lettering ; cuff
links and tie tack - gold with
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| Box 4 | Folder 1 | 1919 | |
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Funeral card - "Funeral of past Grand Master and founder of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, Joshua A. Leach" ; card with
information and picture of the funeral.
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| Box 4 | Folder 2 | 1920 | |
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"Ritual of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen"
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| Box 4 | Folder 3 | 1885-1964 | |
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Invitations - "Excursion, Boston Lodge, No. 57, B. of L.F., Dinner at
Plymouth Beach Pavilion" ; "Fourth Annual Ball of Frisco Lodge, No. 51" ;
convention booklets - "Brotherhoodand Ladies Society, Twenty-Fifth Southern
Union Meeting" ; "Southern Unio
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| Box 4 | Folder 4 | 1947-1966 | |
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Menus - "Southern Railway System, Buffet Service" ; "Capital City Dinner,
Honoring Democratic Candidates" ; "Annual Columbus Day Banquet" ; "Capital
District Dinner, New York State Democratic Committee" ; "Capital Hill Club
Capers of 1947"
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| Box 4 | Folder 5 | 1887-1963 | |
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Railway passes - "Erie Railway, May, 1877" ; invitations - "First Annual
Ball" ; "Second Annual Concert and Ball" ; Tenth Annual Ball" "Brotherhood,
Locomotive, Firemen, No. 216, W.A. Foster Lodge, Fitchburg, Mass" ;
membership cards - "This is to ce
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| Box 4 | Folder 6 | 1911 | |
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"Northern Pacific Railway Company, Schedule for Firemen, Effective July 1st,
1911"
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| Box 4 | Folder 7 | 1884-1934 | |
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Death announcement for Thomas E. Ryan, "Grand Lodge, Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen., Grand Dues Notice, 1884-1885"
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| Box 4 | Folder 8 | 1902 | |
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Instruction book - "Mitchell's Models and Easy Lessons in Locomotive
Running"
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| Box 4 | Folder 9 | 1899-1925 | |
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Souvenir booklets - "Twenty-Second Anniversary, 1899, Van Bergen Lodge, No.
62" ; "35th Anniversary and the 11th Biennial Convention" ; "Souvenir, B. of
L.F. & E., Detroit, Mich. " & "Houston, Texas" ; "Program Fiftieth
Anniversary, B. of L.F. & E."
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| Box 4 | Folder 10 | 1867 | |
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"Time Book, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Founded May 8, 1863,
Locomotive Engineers Mutual Life and Accident Insurance Association,
Organized December 3, 1867"
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| Box 4 | Folder 11 | ||
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Two sheets of paper with descriptive information about two pieces of
memorabilia that were discarded due to bad disintegration. One is a poster
from B of LF & E World's War Honor Roll and the other is a description
of a chart that is part of the B of LF &
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| Box 5 | |||
| Box 6 | 1886 | ||
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"Holy Bible, Presented to Bartholdi Lodge #309, from Atlantic Lodge #291" -
title page - "The Self-Interpreting Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New
Testaments"
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| Box 6 | Folder 2 | ||
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small wooden horse, red, with accent stenciling
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| Box 7 | |||
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Wooden award/trophy with lettered metal plates and topped with a replica of
two train engines. Top plate - "The Brotherhood,
Protection-Charity-Sobriety-Industry" ; bottom plate - "Locomotive Fireman
of the Year" ; "1958-John T. Matthews" ; "1959-Russel
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| Box 8 | Folder 1 | 1965 | |
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Wooden Placque with copper picture of 3 men and a woman, and a copper plate
lettered "James M. Duffy, Locomotive Fireman of 1965, Mrs. James M. Duffy,
U.S. Rep. Harley O. Staggers, James M. Duffy, Pres. H.E. Gilbert,
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and
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| Box 8 | Folder 2 | 1961 | |
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Wooden Placque with copper picture of 3 men and a child, and a copper plate
lettered "Richard J. Hansel, Locomotive Fireman of 1961, H.E. Gilbert, Pres.
BLF &E, George Meany, Pres. AFL-CIO, Richard J. Hansel, John Keane,
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
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| Box 8 | Folder 3 | 1962 | |
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Wooden Placque with copper picture of 4 men and a child, and a copper plate
lettered "William R. Bennett, Locomotive Fireman of 1962, Frank Clement,
Gov. Tennessee, William R. Bennett, H.E. Gilbert, Pres. BLF&E, Mark
Erickson, U.S. Rep. Arnold Olsen, Brot
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| Box 8 | Folder 4 | 1963 | |
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Wooden Placque with copper picture of 3 men and a woman, and a copper plate
lettered "Ralph M. La Rue, Locomotive Fireman of 1963, U.S. Senator Eugene
McCarthy, Ralph M. La Rue, Mrs. R. La Rue, Pres. H.E. Gilbert, Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen and Eng
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| Box 8 | Folder 5 | ||
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Wooden Placque with gold plate and lettering - "Safety Award" ; "Locomotive
Fireman of the Month"
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| Box 9 | Folder 1 | ||
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Buttons - gold and blue with gold lettering "B of L.E. & E., L-S" with
"FC" in the center
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| Box 9 | Folder 2 | ||
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Buttons - gold, red, white, blue with gold lettering - "L.S., B of L F &
E" ; "25 Years Continuous Membership"
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| Box 9 | Folder 3 | ||
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Buttons (2 kinds) - 9 are silver with black lettering "40 Years" ; "Ladies
Society to the B. of L.F. & E." - 9 are gold with red and black
lettering "40 years" ; "Ladies Society to the B. of L.F. & E."
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| Box 9 | Folder 4 | ||
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Buttons - silver, red, white, blue with gold lettering - "L.S., B of L F
& E" ; "25 Years Accumulated Membership"
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| Box 9 | Folder 5 | ||
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Buttons - gold and blue with gold lettering "B of L.E. & E., L-S" with
"FC" in the center, with a 'banner' of gold attached to the top of button
that says "Past President"
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| Box 9 | Folder 6 | ||
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Buttons - gold and blue with gold lettering - "50 Years" ; Ladies Society to
the B. of L.E. & E."
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| Box 9 | Folder 7 | ||
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Buttons-triangular in shape, red, white, blue with gold lettering - "10 Years
Continuous Membership" ; L.S. B. of L. F&E"
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| Box 9 | Folder 8 | 1925 | |
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Silver medal with "Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, 1925" in
raised lettering
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| Box 10 | |||
| Box 10 | Folder 1 | ||
| Box 11 | |||
| Box 11 | Folder 1 | ||
| Box 12 | |||
| Box 12 | Folder 1 | ||
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snapshot available
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| Box 12 | |||
| Box 13 | |||
| Box 13 | Folder 1 | ||
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snapshot available
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| Box 13 | |||
| Box 14 | |||
| Box 14 | |||
| Box 14 | Folder 1 | 1963 | |
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snapshot available
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| Box 14 | Folder 1 | ||
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| Box 15 | Folder 1 | ||
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snapshot available
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| Box 16 | |||