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File uploaded as photo illustrating article on [[Joel Root]] whose life greatly pre-dates 1927.[[User:Mitzi.humphrey|Mitzi.humphrey]] ([[User talk:Mitzi.humphrey|talk]]) 21:17, 5 November 2015 (UTC) Joel Root {{Non-free fair use in|Joel Root}} and c...