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Title
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One of the first recordings ever made
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Date
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1878
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Collection
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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Description
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A full ten years before Edison patented his gramophone, this German language cylinder documents the sounds of lambs, cows, cuckoos, and other fauna.
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Title
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German advertisement for the Edison phonograph
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Creator
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Spencer, Len, 1867-1914
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Date
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1888
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Collection
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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Description
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A German advertisement for the Edison phonograph. The recording is believed to have been made in 1888 with Len Spencer speaking. This recording comes from an Edison two-minute wax special advertising record issued in 1906, which was provided to dealers as a demonstration record for Edison cylinder machines. The recording begins with the words "I am the Edison phonograph."
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Title
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Afrika, politische übersicht
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Date
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1888
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Collection
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Maps
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Description
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Digital scan of a map of Africa from a late-19th century German atlas. Shows boundaries, cities, and physical features.
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