One of the first recordings ever made

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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In Collections: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Copyright Status: No Copyright

Date Published: 1878

Subjects: Animal sounds
Birdsongs
Sound recordings

Material Type: Sound recordings

Language: German

Extent: 00:01:20

Venue Note: Recorded 1878.

Holding Institution: Vincent Voice Library

Call Number: Voice 35

Catalog Record: http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b5305577

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