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      • [Brown wax home recording of man introducing Dr. Bowers (?) and party to Mister Graphophone and recitation from Camille].

[Brown wax home recording of man introducing Dr. Bowers (?) and party to Mister Graphophone and recitation from Camille].

Cylinder13271

Performer:
Embree, Frank Lawrence
Place of Publication:
[United States],
Issued Date:
1890
Genres:
Personal recordings
Notes:

Brown wax cylinder.

Frank Lawrence Embree.

The David Giovannoni Collection of home cylinder recordings (Frank Lawrence Embree Collection, Set Number: 294-10, Originally acquired: The Musical Wonder House Collection, 2011).

Description:

Man introduces Dr. Bowers (?) and party to Mister Graphophone: "they've had a very pleasant trip up here through Portland, and they're going to return there tomorrow." Another man recites passage from Camille by Alexandre Dumas, beginning: "Armand, every heart has its silent hours."

Physical Description:
1 cylinder (ca. 2 min.) : 124.6 rpm ; 2 1/4 x 4 in.
Format:
Audio musical
Collection(s):
Cylinder Audio Archive
Library Location:
Department of Special Research Collections
ARK:
ark:/48907/f31835x5
Catalog System Number:
990041103560203776
Copyright Holder:
University of California (System). Regents
Restrictions:

MP3 files of the restored cylinders available for download are copyrighted by the Regents of the University of California. They are licensed for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License. Acknowledgments for reuse of the transfers should read "University of California, Santa Barbara Library." The original wav files (either unedited or restored) can be provided upon request for commercial or non-commercial use such as CD reissues, film/tv synchronization, use on websites or in exhibits. The University of California makes no claims or warranties as to the copyright status of the original recordings and charges a use fee for the use of the transfers. Please contact the University of California, Santa Barbara Library Department of Special Research Collections for information on licensing cylinder transfers.