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    Chopin’s Funeral March - The Edison Concert Band (1906)
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    Chopin’s Funeral March - The Edison Concert Band (1906)

    Houdini on his Water Torture Cell (1914)
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    Houdini on his Water Torture Cell (1914)

    Orson Welles Show (1941)
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    Orson Welles Show (1941)

    La Paloma (1903)
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    La Paloma (1903)

    Tokyo Rose (1944)
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    War

    Tokyo Rose (1944)

    Fats Waller and His Orchestra live at The Yacht Club (1938)
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    Fats Waller and His Orchestra live at The Yacht Club (1938)

    Rhapsody In Blue - Paul Whiteman and George Gershwin (Original 1924 recording)
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    Rhapsody In Blue - Paul Whiteman and George Gershwin (Original 1924 recording)

    Antony’s Address Over The Body of Caesar (1914)
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    Antony’s Address Over The Body of Caesar (1914)

    Excerpt from Handel’s Israel in Egypt (1888)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Excerpt from Handel’s Israel in Egypt (1888)

    Apollo 11 Onboard Recordings (1969)
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    Space

    Apollo 11 Onboard Recordings (1969)

    The Voice of Florence Nightingale
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    The Voice of Florence Nightingale

    Santa Claus Proves There is a Santa Claus (1925)
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    Novelty

    Santa Claus Proves There is a Santa Claus (1925)

    Edison reading Mary Had a Little Lamb (1927)
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    Edison reading Mary Had a Little Lamb (1927)

    Robert Browning attempting to recite ‘How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix’ (1889)
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    Robert Browning attempting to recite ‘How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix’ (1889)

    Poet and Peasant Overture played on the Banjo (1925)
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    Poet and Peasant Overture played on the Banjo (1925)

    Stack O’ Lee Blues - Ma Rainey (1926)
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    Stack O’ Lee Blues - Ma Rainey (1926)

    Around the World on the Phonograph (1888)
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    Travel & Exploration

    Around the World on the Phonograph (1888)

    Rae Bourbon
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    Novelty

    Rae Bourbon

    Scott Joplin
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    Scott Joplin

    James Joyce reading his work (1924/1929)
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    James Joyce reading his work (1924/1929)

    Hawaiian Ciribiribin (1919)
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    Hawaiian Ciribiribin (1919)

    Aeolian Piano Rolls (1903)
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    Aeolian Piano Rolls (1903)

    The Yama Yama Man - Ada Jones (1909)
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    The Yama Yama Man - Ada Jones (1909)

    Ernest Shackleton on his South Polar Expedition (1910)
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    Travel & Exploration

    Ernest Shackleton on his South Polar Expedition (1910)

    Bach’s organ works played by Albert Schweitzer (1935)
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    Bach’s organ works played by Albert Schweitzer (1935)

    Cantonese Opera - White Hibiscus at Night (1920)
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    Cantonese Opera - White Hibiscus at Night (1920)

    Recital of The 23rd Psalm and “He Leadeth Me” (1919)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Recital of The 23rd Psalm and “He Leadeth Me” (1919)

    President Woodrow Wilson’s daughter singing Star Spangled Banner (1915)
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    War

    President Woodrow Wilson’s daughter singing Star Spangled Banner (1915)

    James Mooney’s Ghost Dance Recordings (1894)
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    Customs & Culture

    James Mooney’s Ghost Dance Recordings (1894)

    Jelly Roll Morton (1927)
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    Jelly Roll Morton (1927)

    Traditional Italian song with Zampogna and Ciaramella (1920)
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    Traditional Italian song with Zampogna and Ciaramella (1920)

    Recordings of Pygmy Music from the 1946 Ogooué-Congo Mission
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    The 'Other', Customs & Culture

    Recordings of Pygmy Music from the 1946 Ogooué-Congo Mission

    John Wanamaker recounts a Leo Tolstoy anecdote (1908)
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    The Arts

    John Wanamaker recounts a Leo Tolstoy anecdote (1908)

    Youssef Tage - Six Traditional Syrian Songs (1940)
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    Youssef Tage - Six Traditional Syrian Songs (1940)

    Guido Gialdini whistling Arditi’s The Kiss (1908)
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    Love

    Guido Gialdini whistling Arditi’s The Kiss (1908)

    I Am The Edison Phonograph (1906)
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    Technology

    I Am The Edison Phonograph (1906)

    Finnish Opera Singer Eino Rautavaara (1905–9)
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    Finnish Opera Singer Eino Rautavaara (1905–9)

    Francesco Tamagno sings Verdi’s Otello, Death Scene (1903)
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    Death

    Francesco Tamagno sings Verdi’s Otello, Death Scene (1903)

    Scenes from Rip Van Winkle (1903)
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    The Arts

    Scenes from Rip Van Winkle (1903)

    The Hawaiian Quintette (1913)
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    The Hawaiian Quintette (1913)

    First recording of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (1909)
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    Customs & Culture

    First recording of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (1909)

    The Laughing Song (1904)
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    Novelty, Humour & Satire

    The Laughing Song (1904)

    Abide With Me (1914)
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    Death

    Abide With Me (1914)