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[Maps relating to the career of Victor Wentworth Odlum] [cartographic material]

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1865-1968.

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R4925-0-5-E

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Victor Wentworth Odlum fonds

[Maps collected by V.W. Odlum]

[Maps relating to the career of Victor Wentworth Odlum]
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Date(s):

1865-1968.

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240 maps

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English

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The maps in this accession were collected by Major-General V.W. Odlum throughout his wide and varied career as journalist, soldier, and diplomat. Maps of Europe, Asia and Africa relate to Odlum's military service in World Wars I and II; maps of Turkey, China and Australia relate to his diplomatic career as High Commissioner to Australia and Canadian Ambassador to China and Turkey. There are also numerous maps of the United States and Canada as well as other regions of the world..

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Odlum, Victor, 1880-1971

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Cartographic material (Paper) Finding aid consists of an itemized listing. Odlum Papers 79002/742 (90: Open)

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For a more complete and useful list of maps related to the First World War, researchers are strongly advised to consult MIKAN record number 178554, an artificial collection that includes the majority of maps from the Odlum fonds along with many others related to the First World War. The finding aid to First World War Collection provides the microfiche numbers essential for the consultation of these mostly microfilmed records.

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Material was transferred in 1979 from the Manuscript Division (MG30-E300).

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ASIA, PACIFIC

1. Southeast Asia and Pacific Islands from the Indies and the Philippines to the Solomons. 1944
2. Southeast Asia. Atlas Plate 49. 1961
3. Southwest Asia. Atlas Plate 48. 1963
4. Bartholomew's General Map of Asia. n.d.
5. [Distance Map of the World.] Ki-Kiska. P-Petropavlovsk S-Sovetskaya, CH-Charleston. n.d.
6. Burma, Thailand & Indochina. [Map showing roads, railroads, rivers, boundaries etc.] n.d.
7. [Map of the Western Pacific.] n.d.
8. Map IX Greater Pacific Area. n.d.
9. Map X. Some Air Distances in the Far East. n.d.
10. USOW1. [Map showing the area from Siberia to New Zealand, north-south and Hawaiian Islands to China, east-west.]. n.d.
11. [China-Japan-Tibet-Mongolia-etc.] n.d.
12. Map VI. Western Boundaries of China. n.d.
13. Map of the China Front. 1943
14. China. Special Strategic Map. [Sheet] NP 2/44. 1944
15. China. 1945
16. China. Atlas Plate 50. 1964
17. [China.] n.d.
18. [China.] n.d.
19. [China.] n.d.
20. China. n.d.
21. Map V. Northern Access to China. n.d.
22. Taiwan. 1962-12
23. Chungking. Carte internationale du monde au 1,000,000e. = International Map of the World 1:1 000 000 1942
24. Hankow. Carte internationale du monde au 1,000,000. = International Map of the World 1:1 000 000. 1941
25. Kuang-chou [Canton]. Asia Transportation Map, Sheet SE. n.d.
26. Pei-P'ing [Peking]. Asia Transportation Map, Sheet [NE]. n.d.
27. Malay Peninsula. Asia. Sheet 46. 1/M North A-E 46-50. 1926 [1931]
28. India and Burma. 1946
29. Rangoon. Asia N.E.-47. 1942
30. Burma Road Map. n.d.
31. Japan and Korea. 1945
32. Japan and Korea. 1945
33. Tourist Map of Japan. 1958
34. Air Transport Routes Scheduled Services. [Pacific Ocean.] 1946
35. [Map of Southeast Asia showing suspected camps, P.W. Camps, Imperial P.W., U.S. P.W., Dutch P.W.] [Appendix 'C'] n.d.
36. [General Map of Asia.] n.d.
37. [Map of part of China.] n.d.
38. Formosa. n.d.
39. China. Asia. Sheet 34. 1926 [1939]
40. Changsha. Carte internationale du monde au 1,000,000e. = International Map of the World 1:1 000 000. Aeronautical Edition N.H-49. 1942
41. Kweilin. Carte internationale du monde au 1,000,000e. = International Map of the World 1:1 000 000. Aeronautical Edition N.G-49. 1942
42. Kao-Lan Lanchow. Asia Transportation Map Sheet NW. A.M.S. 520l. 1943
43. K'Un-Ming [Yunnanfu]. Asia Transportation Map. Sheet SW. A.M.S. 5201. First Edition-AMS 1. 1943
44. Okinawa. 1944
45. Order of Battle. Japanese Armies and Fleets according to Chinese Intelligence. 1944-06
46. Map showing conditions before and after the cease-fire order issued Jan. 13, 1946. 1946-07-25
47. [Map of China showing] Japanese positions as 29 July 1945. 1945
48. Shanghai. Carte internationale du monde au 1,000,000e. International Map of the World 1:1 000 000. 1943
49. Nanking. [Map showing the location of U.S. Army H.Q., British Consulate, and Municipal Offices.] [Appendix 2.] n.d.
50. [Map of Nanking.] n.d.
51. Map of Chungking. 1941
52. Map of Chungking. [Showing the location of Embassies.] 1940 (include revisions)
53. Chungking Municipality. n.d.
54. [Panoramic view and plan of the city of Beijing.] n.d.
55. [Map of the City of Hong Kong.] n.d.
56. [Map of the City of Hong Kong showing the locations of the Australian Legation, British Embassy, and U.S. Embassy Residence along with the location of other buildings such as hospitals, schools, ferries etc.] n.d.
57. China Campaigns. [Map showing railways, provincial boundaries, boundaries of occupied areas, present moves by enemy and Chinese counter moves.] 1945-08-15

MIDDLE-EAST, TURKEY

58. Bible Lands and the Cradle of Western Civilization. 1946-
59. [Map of Turkey showing communication routes from Istanbul and Ankara.] 1948
60. Turkey Highway Map. 1950
61. Turkey Highway Map. 1951
62. Road Map of Turkey. 1961
63. Devlet Hava Yollari Ucak Seferleri. [Map of Turkey showing communication routes between major cities.] n.d.
64. [Map of Turkey showing communication routes between major cities.] n.d.
65. [Map of Turkey showing communication routes between major cities.] n.d.
66. Istanbul. Europe. North K.35. 5th Edition 1941. 1937
67. Istanbul. n.d.
68. Ankara. [Map showing princial diplomatic dwelling areas, President's palace and other buildings such as apartments and stores.] 1944
69. Ankara. [Map showing buildings and streets along with possible embassy sites.] 1948
70. Ankara. n.d.
71. How to See Istyanbul in One Day. n.d.
72. Tourist Plan of Istanbul. Organized By: Mehmet Munin Eser. n.d.

AUSTRALIA, INDONESIA

73. Quantas Empire Airways. Sydney-Singapore Route Map. n.d.
74. Hotel des Index. Batavia-Centrum. Java N.O.l. n.d.
75. Indian Ocean including Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia. n.d.
76. Australia. Atlas Plate 59. 1963
77. South Australia. Main Queensland Touring Roads. n.d.
78. Shell Road Map. South Australia. n.d.
79. Brisbane and Suburbs Street and Road Map. n.d.
80. For the Tourist. Brisbane. Queensland. Tourist Map of Brisbane and District. n.d.
81. Canberra. n.d.
82. Map of Melbourne and Suburbs. 1939
83. Map of Melbourne and Suburbs. 1942
84. Main Roads Map of Melbourne & Suburbs. n.d.
85. Map of Sydney Harbour and Surrounding Districts. New South Wales. Showing Reserves on the Foreshores of the Harbour available to the Public for Recreation, with Access thereto, and other Reserves within the scope of the Map. 1926
86. Tourist Map of Sydney. n.d.
87. Map of Sydney Principal Streets and Places of Interest. n.d.
88. Robinsons Latest Map of Sydney and Suburbs. Map No. 103. General Map of Sydney and Environs showing Localities, Railways, Tramways, and Principal Roads. n.d.
89. Shell Road Map Sydney to Melbourne. Spring 1917

FIRST WORLD WAR

89a. Sir Douglas Haig's Desptaches. Maps. [Map No.] 1. Somme Battle. 1916 [1919]
89b. Sir Douglas Haig's Desptaches. Maps. [Map No.] 2. The German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line. Winter, 1916-1917 1919
89c. Sir Douglas Haig's Desptaches. Maps. [Map No.] 3. The Battle of Arras. Spring, 1917. 1919
89d. Sir Douglas Haig's Desptaches. Maps. [Map No.] 4. Third Battle of Ypres. Summer and Autumn, 1917. 1918
89e. Sir Douglas Haig's Desptaches. Maps. [Map No.] 5. Battle of Cambrai. 1917
89f. Sir Douglas Haig's Desptaches. Maps. [Map No]. 6. German Offensive on The Somme. 1919
89g. Sir Douglas Haig's Desptaches. Maps. [Map No.] 7. The German Offensive on The Lys. 1918
89h. Sir Douglas Haig's Desptaches. Maps. [Map No.] 8. Final British Offensive. 1918
89i. Sir Douglas Haig's Desptaches. Maps. [Map No.] 9. Allied Advance. 1918
89j. Sir Douglas Haig's Desptaches. Maps. [Map No.] 10. The British Advance to The Rhine. 1919
90. Western Theatre of War. 1915
91. Western Theatre of War. No. 565. n.d.
92. Philips' Large Strategical War Map of Europe - Western Area - with Complete Index. [1916]
93. Dury and Canal du Nord Operations, Boundaries and Objectives, 1918-07-30
94. Ypres to Bapaume. Western Front. n.d.

UNITED KINGDOM

95. Appendix A to Aldershot Command Defence Scheme. 1855 [1934]
96. East Kent. Sheet 117. Popular Edition. 1901.
97. Guildford & Horsham. Sheet 124 War Edition 1940. Popular Edition. 1886 [1928], 3rd Revision in 1912-04 Minor corrections 1925
98. Guildforn & Horsham. Sheet 124. Popular Edition. 1886 [1925]
99. Hastings. . Sheet 135. War Revision 1940. 1931 [1940]
100. Brighton & Eastbourne. Sheet 134. Popular Edition. 1920 [1932]
101. Brighton & Eastbourne. Sheet 134. Popular Edition. 1920 [1932]
102. Chichester & Worthing. Sheet 133. Popular Edition. 1920 [1931]
103. Tunbridge Wells. Sheet 125. Popular Edition. 1920 [1934]
104. Tunbridge Wells. Sheet 125. Popular Edition. 1920 [1931]
105. Weald of Kent. Sheet 126. Popular Edition. 1921 [1940]
106. Windsor. Sheet 114. Popular Edition. 1920 [1933]
107. England, South East and London. Sheet 12. Military edition. Fourth edition. 1935 [1939]
108. England, South East and London. Sheet 12. Military edition. Fourth edition. 1935 [1939]
109. England, South East and London. Sheet 12. Military edition. Fourth edition. 1935 [1939]
110. England, South East and London. Sheet 10. Military edition. Fourth edition. 1935

SECOND WORLD WAR

111. Europe and the Near East. International Boundaries as of Sept. 1939, the day Germany invaded Poland. 1943-06
112. Russo-German Situation Map, No. 3. 1942 - 1943
113. 1944 - 2nd Canadian Infantry Division - 1945. 1944 - 1945
114. Daily Telegraph War Map of Findland and Scandinavia with the Baltic States. War Map No. 3. n.d.

WORLD MAPS

115. Ten-Color Wall Maps. [Brochure] 1955
116. International Map of the World [Carte Internationale du Monde]. Index of Sheets. n.d.
117. The World Map for the National Geographic Magazine. 1943
118. The World. 1957
119. The World. Atlas Plate 2. Boundaries on this map reflect the political situation in Africa as of September 6, 1960, the day the map went to press. 1960
120. Northern and Southern Hemispheres. 1943
121. The Top of the World. Russian and Polish boundaries according to treaties and claims as of August 1, 1949. 1949
122. The Top of the World. Atlas Plate 3. 1965

OCEANS

123. Atlantic Ocean. International boundaries as of September 1, 1939. 1941
124. Atlantic Ocean. Atlas Plate 62. 1968
125. Pacific Ocean. 1936
126. Pacific Ocean. Atlas Plate 61. 1962
127. [Map of showing the Pacific Ocean islands.] n.d.

AFRICA

128. Africa. International Boundaries as of Sept. 1, 1939 the day Germany invaded Poland. 1943
129. Africa. Atlas Plate 54. Boundaries on this map reflect the political situation as of July 15, 1960. 1960
130. [Map of Africa showing independent countries and colonial possessions.] 1961
131. Northwestern Africa. Atlas Plate 55. 1966
132. Southern Africa. Atlas Plate 57. 1962
133. Nile Valley Land of the Pharaohs. Atlas Plate: 58: 1965
134. Bartholomew's General World . Map of Ethiopia and adjoining Territories. n.d.
135. Map of Kenya & Uganda showing Railways and Roads with Through Routes to Adjoining Territories. n.d.
136. Tanger. [Rabat]. Feuille No. 1. 1924

AMERICA (NORTH AND SOUTH)

137. North America. 1942
138. South America. 1942
139. South America. Atlas Plate 25. 1960
140. Eastern South America. Atlas Plate 27. 1962
141. Southern South America. Atlas Plate. 1958
142. Mexico, Central America and the West Indies. 1939
143. Mexico and Central America. Atlas Plate 22. 1961
144. West Indies. Atlas Plate 23. 1962

ANTARCTIC

145. Antarctica. 1957
146. Antarctica. Atlas Plate 65. 1963

MIDDLE EAST

147. Holy Land Today. Atlas Plate 52. 1963-12
148. Lands of the Eastern Mediterranean. Atlas Plate 47. 1959

CHINA

149. Kunning [Yunnan]. Carte Internationale du Monde au 1,000,000e. International Map of the World 1,1 000 000. 1942

INDONESIA-AUSTRALIA

150. Quantas Empire Airways. [Singapore to Sydney.] n.d.

EUROPE

151. Central Europe and the Mediterranean as of September 1, 1939. 1939-10
152. Europe and the Near East. 1943
153. Europe. 1957-06
154. Europe. Atlas Plate 30. 1962
155. Classical Lands of the Mediterranean. 1940
156. The Balkans. Atlas Plate 39. 1962
157. France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Atlas Plate 32. 1960
158. Germany and its approaches with International Boundaries as of September 1, 1939, the day Germany invaded Poland and, in red, Boundaries as of January 1, 1938, before Germany seized Austria and Czechoslovakia. 1944
159. Germany: A nation still divided - still striving for unity. 1937
160. Germany. Atlas Plate 35. 1959
161. Greece and the Aegean. Atlas Plate 40. 1958
162. Gronland. [Sheet 5] 1939
163. [Map of Iceland.] 1936
164. Island. [Map of Iceland.] n.d.
165. Italy. Atlas Plate 37. 1961-11
166. Poland and Czechoslovakia. Atlas Plate 38. 1958
167. Scandinavia. Atlas Plate 34. 1963
168. Spain and Portugal. Atlas Plate 33. 1965
169. Switzerland, Austria and Northern Italy. Atlas Plate 36. 1965
170. Skelton map of U.S.S.R. and Northern Asia. 1941
171. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 1944
172. Eastern Soviet Union. Atlas Plate 46. 1967
173. Western Soviet Union. Atlas Plate 45. 1959
174. Places of Amusement & Historical Interest. London Town Bird's Eye View. n.d.
175. Air-Photo Atlas of London. No. l: Tower to Trafalgar Square. 1949
176. Nouveau Plan de Paris. n.d.

CANADA - GENERAL

177. Catalogue of Maps, Plans and Publications of the Topographical Survey. [Fourth edition.] 1926
178. Revised Sheets of the Sections Map of Canada. Bulletin No. 40. 1925
179. Canada Alaska & Greenland. 1947
180. A General Map of the Routes in British North America Explored by the Expedition Under Captain Palliser, during the years 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860. 1857 - 1860 [1865]
181. Atlantic Region. Canada. 1963
182. Northeastern Region. Canada. 1965
183. Northwestern Region. Canada. 1965
184. Great Lakes Region. Canada. 1964
185. Prairie Region. Canada. 1964
186. Central Canada. Atlas Plate 24. 1963
187. Western Canada. Atlas Plate 21. 1966
188. Map of Western Canada showing historical, principal modern and projected routes of transportation into the Peace River District and Mackenzie Basin. 1928
189. Map of the Northwest Territories. 1924
190. Northwest Territories and Yukon. 1939
191. Map of Northwestern Canada including basins of Mackenzie, Slave and Peace Rivers. n.d.
192. Canadian National Railways Tourist's Map of Canada and the United States. 1936
193. Canadian Pacific. All Services Map 1962
194. Carte routière et touristique de la province de Québec/Highway and Tourist Map of the Province of Quebec. 1933
195. The Laurentian Promenade Highway Map. n.d.
196. Topographical Survey of Canada. Ottawa-Gatineau District. Ontario-Quebec. 1931
197. Road Map of the Province of Ontario and International Main Travelled Routes. 1927
198. Map of Greater Toronto and Suburbs. 1920
199. The Province of Alberta Canada Oil and Gas Fields. 1949
200. Calgary, West of Fifth Meridian. Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. Sectional Sheet No. 114. 1926

CANADA - BRITISH COLUMBIA

201. Yoho Park, West of Fifth Meridian. Alberta-British Columbia. 1927
202. Index to Lithographed Maps. Index to National Topographic Series. [British Columbia.] n.d.
203. British Columbia Special Air Photo Cover. Index 18. 1961
204. Lower Coast Bulletin Area. Map No. 1. 1955
205. Quesnel-Lillooet Bulletin Area. Map No. 1. . 1957
206. Beautiful 1968, 1969 British Columbia Road Map. Campground & Fishing Guide. 1968
207. Map showing Regional Areas of British Columbia. n.d.
208. Map showing District Areas of British Columbia. n.d.
209. British Columbia Population Distribution, estimated as at December 31st, 1947. 1947
210. Central British Columbia. 1929
211. Map of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway showing Stations, Railway Conections and Pacific Great Eastern Microwave System. n.d.
212. Map of Peace River British Columbia. n.d.
213. Sectional Map and Street Directory of the Fraser Valley, British Columbia. n.d.
214. Courtenay Sheet, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. 1921 [1922]
215. Fraser River Delta, British Columbia. 1920 [1923]
216. Kamloops. British Columbia. 1926-06
217. Pre-Emptor's Map. Stuart Lake Sheet. 1923
218. Rossland Sheet. n.d.
219. Mineral Reference Map [showing surveyed claims] covering portions of Slocan, Slocan City, Ainsworth & Nelson Mining Divisions, Kootenay District. 1927
220. Arrowhead Sheet. n.d.
221. Howe Sound-Burrard Inlet. Map No. "Special 5B South". n.d.
222. Victoria, British Columbia. First stutus edition. 1941 [1958]
223. Beaton, British Columbia. [Sheet 82 K/NW.] Air photos by B.C. Government 1951-52. 1956
224. Chilliwack Lake, British Columbia. Air photos by B.C.Government, 1940-1954. First edition. 1955
225. Kelowna, British Columbia. [Sheet 82 E/NW.] Air photos by B.C. Government, 1951-53, and Planimetry from Interim Maps, 1953. First edition. 1955-09-01
226. Langley, British Columbia. New Westminster Land District. Air photos by B.C. Government 1948-54. First edition. 1958
227. Merritt, British Columbia. Air photos by B.C. Government 1948. Third edition. 1955
228. Nakusp, British Columbia. [Sheet 82 K/SW.] Air photos by B.C. Government 1951-52. Preliminary edition. 1958
229. Vernon, British Columbia. Land status, February 1st, 1957. Sheet 82 L/SW. Second Edition. 1957-02-01
230. Key Map of the Sumas Reclamation Area. n.d.
231. Key Map of the Sumas Reclamation Area. n.d.
232. District of Surrey. n.d.
233. Garibaldi Park West. n.d.
234. The Cariboo Highway. n.d.
235. Official Route Map of Vancouver and Vicinity. 1928
236. Port of the City of Vancouver. Isometric view from the south-west. 1933
237. Guide Map Vancouver-New Westminster Burnaby and North Shore Municipalities. 1935
238. Business Section, City of Vancouver, British Columbia. n.d.
239. Stanley Park. One Thousand Acres of Natural Beauty. n.d.
240. Stanley Park. One Thousand Acres of Natural Beauty. n.d.

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Items 89 to 97 (maps relating to World War I) have been microfilmed. NMC 114137--114154.

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Microfiche NMC114137--NMC114154

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Box [ODLUM PAPERS 79002/742] 2000007057--2000007082

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2000007057 Item no. assigned by LAC 1--11

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2000007058 Item no. assigned by LAC 12--21

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2000007059 Item no. assigned by LAC 23--33

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2000007060 Item no. assigned by LAC 34--43

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2000007061 Item no. assigned by LAC 44--47

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2000007062 Item no. assigned by LAC 48--56

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2000007063 Item no. assigned by LAC 57--66

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2000007064 Item no. assigned by LAC 67--74

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2000007065 Item no. assigned by LAC 75--82

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2000007066 Item no. assigned by LAC 83--89

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2000007067 Item no. assigned by LAC 90--97

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2000007068 Item no. assigned by LAC 98--106

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2000007069 Item no. assigned by LAC 107--114

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2000007070 Item no. assigned by LAC 115--122

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2000007071 Item no. assigned by LAC 123--127

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2000007072 Item no. assigned by LAC 128--136

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2000007073 Item no. assigned by LAC 137--144

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2000007074 Item no. assigned by LAC 145--163

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2000007075 Item no. assigned by LAC 164--176

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2000007076 Item no. assigned by LAC 177--186

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2000007077 Item no. assigned by LAC 187--196

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2000007078 Item no. assigned by LAC 197--206

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2000007079 Item no. assigned by LAC 207--216

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2000007080 Item no. assigned by LAC 217--226

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2000007081 Item no. assigned by LAC 227-240

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2000007082 Item no. assigned by LAC 89A--89J

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