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 == Record Content  ==
-<gallery heights="120px" widths="160px" perrow="3" caption="California Registration Affidavit of Alien Enemy">
+<gallery caption="California Registration Affidavit of Alien Enemy" perrow="3" widths="160px" heights="120px">
 Image:California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemy DGS 4878421 45 1.jpg|Registration Affidavit Page 1
 Image:California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemy DGS 4878421 46 2.jpg|Registration Affidavit Page 2
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