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  • Phonographs on Postcards

    Phonographs on Postcards

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    Few of us today remember phonographs, Gramophones, or the Victrola, but nearly 150 years since their invention by Thomas Edison they fascinate us all.

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Past Article

Timothy Van Staden
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The world changed in many ways in the 1910s. One dynamic change was when it became proper for a young fellow to “date” a woman for a time away from chaperones, instead of “court” her, which was meant to lead to marriage. Professor Tim looks at the new technology of that decades and finds some interesting firsts.

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