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Does the phonograph have a future?
November 28, 2009 by TimHughes
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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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Tagged: Alaska, homor, humorous, Sitka, Thomas Edison
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I read this and I question its meaning as to whether or not it is a bit of humor or if it was the lack of respect for the female that Mr. Edison chose to marry.
History shows a lot of this in my years of early American Historical Readings. Especially before the “ioneer Days” to the west.
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