Fewkes' second attempt at demonstrating "Mr. Phonograph" to a visiting Passamaquoddy [sound recording] /
Fewkes, Jesse Walter, 1850-1930, recordist, speaker.
sound recording
Field recordings. lcgft
Cylinder recordings. lcsh
1891.
eng
Recorded by Jesse Walter Fewkes possibly in Boston in 1891.
Digital preservation copy, MAVIS no. 2031748-2-1, from original cylinder on Archeophone #27.
Digital restoration copy, MAVIS no. 2031748-4-1, from preservation master file (from original cylinder) using Izotope RX4, Cedar Cambridge v.10 and Izotope Ozone 7.
Digital preservation copy, MAVIS no. 2005666-3-2 (at 41:08), from preservation tape reel.
Preservation tape reel LWO 6528 R1B (at 41:08) from original cylinder.
Engineer notes: no song or chants, just Fewkes doing his Mr. Phonograph test
Jesse Walter Fewkes collection of Passamaquoddy cylinder recordings, AFC 1972/003: SR16, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
FCP notes: See cylinder 4,232, the first attempt.
Title information and FCP notes from Federal Cylinder Project (Washington, D.C.: American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, 1984),
Related description in Fewkes, J. W. "A contribution to Passamaquoddy Folk-lore" Journal of American Folk-lore
Passamaquoddy Indians--Maine--Calais.
Indians of North America--Northeastern States.
Tales.
Phonograph--19th century.
Jesse Walter Fewkes collection of Passamaquoddy cylinder recordings
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