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Description

Thomas Edison and his early phonograph. Cropped from Library of Congress copy.
Source

Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress) - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpbh.04044
Date

circa 1877 (probably 18 April 1878, based on the extremely similar photo [1])
Author

Levin C. Handy (per http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpbh.04326)
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(Reusing this image)

PD

Edited (dust & speck removal only) from Commons original by User:Janke

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[edit] Summary

Description

Thomas Edison and his early phonograph. Cropped from Library of Congress copy.
Source

Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress) - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpbh.04044
Date

circa 1877 (probably 18 April 1878, based on the extremely similar photo [1])
Author

Levin C. Handy (per http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpbh.04326)
Permission
(Reusing this image)

PD

Edited (dust & speck removal only) from Commons original by en:User:Janke

[edit] Licensing

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