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An 1878 Edison tinfoil recording was on display for the first time to the public at the GE Theatre at Proctors on Thursday, October 25, 2012. Posted on October 25, 2012.
Chris Hunter, lower left, Director of Archives at miSci, showing people the 1878 Edison tinfoil recording being played for the first time to the public at Proctor's GE Theatre on Thursday, October 25, 2012.
People looking at the 1878 Edison tinfoil recording being played for the first time to the public at Proctor's GE Theatre on Thursday, October 25, 2012.
The 1878 Edison tinfoil recording on display for the first time to the public at Proctor's GE Theatre on Thursday, October 25, 2012.
Kieran Stone, 9 years old, of Charlton, listening to a 1905 Edison Standard Phonograph at Proctor's GE Theatre on Thursday, October 25, 2012.
Kieran Stone, 9 years old, of Charlton, looking at a 1905 Edison Standard Phonograph at Proctor's GE Theatre on Thursday, October 25, 2012.
Josh Hauck, Archival Assistant at miSci, showing people Edison wax tube recording at Proctor's GE Theatre on Thursday, October 25, 2012.
Chris Hunter, Director of Archives at miSci, displaying the 1878 Edison tinfoil recording being played for the first time to the public at Proctor's GE Theatre on Thursday, October 25, 2012.
Julian Richards Jr., 11 years old, of Niskayuna, watches the 1878 Edison tinfoil recording being played for the first time to the public at Proctor's GE Theatre on Thursday, October 25, 2012.
Julian Richards Jr., 11 years old, of Niskayuna, looking at the 1878 Edison tinfoil recording being played for the first time to the public at Proctor's GE Theatre on Thursday, October 25, 2012.
Azam Thatte, of Schenectady, taking a cellphone picture of the 1878 Edison tinfoil recording being played for the first time to the public at Proctor's GE Theatre on Thursday, October 25, 2012.
Carl Haber, a researcher at Berkeley Lab that digitized the recording, explaining the 1878 Edison tinfoil recording being played for the first time to the public at Proctor's GE Theatre on Thursday, October 25, 2012.
Carl Haber, a researcher at Berkeley Lab that digitized the recording, explaining the 1878 Edison tinfoil recording being played for the first time to the public at Proctor's GE Theatre on Thursday, October 25, 2012.
