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Description
Channel rim brown wax cylinder. Inscription on lid: "59 / Grandfather's Birthday / Good"; on bottom of box: "Wishes on Grandfather's Birthday." Joseph Sawyer and family. Speech made by Joseph Sawyer (1823-1901) on his seventy-first birthday, followed by congratulatory speeches by his wife Ann Maria and by some of his children (including Joseph Dillaway Sawyer, Arthur Wilkinson Sawyer, and Mary Sawyer Rogers) and grandchildren; then male vocal solo, "Rock of Ages," and mixed chorus of "Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow," sung to Old 100th. Transfer made at 49.6 rpm and slowed digitally to current speed. Also available online via the Internet. Sung in English. The David Giovannoni Collection of home cylinder recordings (Set Number: 352-01).
Type
sound
Format
Audio Audio cylinder Electronic resource
Extent
1 cylinder (ca. 2 min.) : 33.1 rpm ; 2 1/4 x 4 in.
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