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Does the phonograph have a future?

November 28, 2009 by TimHughes · 1 Comment 

The piece shown is from “The Alaskan” newspaper of Sitka, dated March 20, 1886. It’s an interesting commentary on a problem with Thomas Edison perfecting his new photograph.

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