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      • [Brown wax home recording of speech and singing by W. H. Greenhow, Eliza Case, Lillie Davies, Anna Davies, and John Davies Jr., Hornell, New York].

[Brown wax home recording of speech and singing by W. H. Greenhow, Eliza Case, Lillie Davies, Anna Davies, and John Davies Jr., Hornell, New York].

Cylinder12861

Performer:
Davies, Anna, Davies, Lillie, Case, Eliza, W. H. Greenhow, and Davies, John, Jr.
Place of Publication:
[United States],
Issued Date:
1902
Genres:
Personal recordings
Notes:

W. H. Greenhow, Eliza Case, Lillie Davies, Anna Davies, and John Davies Jr..

Brown wax cylinder.

The David Giovannoni Collection of home cylinder recordings (William Henry Greenhow Collection, Set Number: 134-06, Originally acquired: Wayne show, October 2008).

Inscription on slip: "W. H. G. / Eliza / Olive &c."

Description:

W. H. Greenhow announces: "My sister, Eliza Case, of Racine Wisconsin visiting us here attended by daughter Lillie and the grandchildren. We'll now have two addresses from them as mementos of this visit." Woman speaks: "Eliza Alice Case visiting her brother Henry Greenhow with the family, with Lillie, having a very pleasant time." W. H. Greenhow: "Mrs. Lillie Davies of Racine will now speak a few words." She speaks and sings "Beautiful Golden Sometime." Then her children Anna Eliza Davies (b. 1894) and John Davis Jr. (b. 1891) perform in turn; he recites "The Night Wind." May have been recorded during the same 1902 visit as 134-5.

Physical Description:
1 cylinder (ca. 2 min.) : 130.1 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/f3251hpp
Catalog System Number:
990041107660203776
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.