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Volta Record 3

Media Photo/Video

December 14, 2011

download Download little-lamb-glass-plate-no-3.jpg

Glass disc recording, produced photographically on March 11, 1885

Content: male voice saying names, recording date, “Mary had a little lamb” repeated twice

http://irene.lbl.gov/Smithsonian/Audio/Release/Example2-PD1-p93-44100.wav

2011-03613-03627


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