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{{Information |Description= Rear Admiral George Balch, US Navy |Source=U.S. Naval Historical Center - http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/pers-us/uspers-b/g-balch.htm |Date= circa 1878-1883 |Author= |Permission=PD |other_versions= }}
