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Krueger Children on Front Porch

Date: 12 1905
Description: Edgar and Jennie Krueger are sitting on the front porch of the Krueger home with an Edison Standard phonograph sitting on a chair between them. Two Edison ...
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School Project

Date: 04 22 1967
Description: Two junior high students work on a project that requires making a vocal recording.
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Story Time

Date: 09 26 1967
Description: Young children listen to a story through earphones as a teacher's aid looks on.
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School Children Folk Dancing

Date: 1919
Description: School children dancing in a circle to music from a Victrola phonograph as women look on. The children are outdoors, possibly in a rural schoolyard.
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Enjoying the Sound System

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Description: A little girl stands at the built-in home entertainment system consisting of a phonograph turntable, radio, and single speaker.
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Washington School Hearing Clinic

Date: 07 15 1948
Description: Participants in a large-scale hearing clinic held at Washington School in Madison and sponsored by the University of Wisconsin departments of speech and ed...
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Girl on Stage with Microphone

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A smiling young girl stands on a raised platform in front of a microphone being used for the Civilian Defense Rally. A record player and other electronic d...
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Madison Summer Workshop for Deaf Children

Date: 07 26 1950
Description: Mrs. Ella Zilner plays a record of a dog barking for students at the Lapham School summer workshop for deaf children. Listening to the recording are Dianne...
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U.W. Houses Nursery and Play School

Date: 07 30 1951
Description: Six children are sitting on a canvas with Mrs. Ralph Huitt while listening to a record at U.W. Houses Outdoor Nursery and Play School. Children include Cyn...
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Tuberculosis Association Christmas Seals

Date: 11 09 1953
Description: Three children at the Morningside Sanatorium listen to a phonograph record being played on a record player purchased with money from the sale of Christmas ...
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Listening to Edison Standard Phonograph

Date: 1939
Description: Robert and Shirley Krueger listening to the Edison Standard Phonograph that is sitting on top of the dining room table. Robert is holding one of the cylind...
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Open House Day at the Madison Fire Department

Date: 09 25 1964
Description: Jerry Hauser, 10, son of Fireman Michael and Barbara Hauser, is shown wearing a fireman's helmet equipped with a microphone and loudspeaker. An open house...
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Children at U.W. Nursery School

Date: 02 23 1954
Description: Shelly Felt playing a vinyl recording on a portable record player. A holder with records is standing next to the record player.
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Member of the NBC Sound Crew

Date: 09 1971
Description: A member of the NBC sound crew is standing outdoors wearing headphones. A crowd of people, who are probably Middle Eastern, are standing behind him.
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Children Gathered in Front of the Hospital Train

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Description: Group of children standing in front of a hospital train in Lodz listening to a gramophone set up to play music while the train was in the station.

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