Edison 1878 MERR Unbound Phonautogram 0003 (EDIS 30101-d)
Thomas Edison 1878 unbound phonautogram 3 (of 16), from Menlo Park Laboratory Notes #62 (NPS catalog # EDIS-30101). Digitized October 26, 2007, at resolution 2400 dpi, 8-bit, monochrome. Handwritten historic notes on phonautogram: "NYC. Freight S. slow Riverdale. 40 ft from..."
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Digital image created by David Giovannoni of FirstSounds.org, with NPS Museum Curator Gerald Fabris.
10/26/2007 | (Date when original document was digitally scanned.)
08/14/1878 - 09/18/1878
Original historic document preserved at Thomas Edison National Historical Park, National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior.
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Person: Gerald Fabris Organization: National Park Service Position: Museum Curator Address: Thomas Edison National Historical Park, 211 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey, USA Email: gerald_fabris@nps.gov