[78-L] Phonograph-related short videos

Mike Daley mikedaley at gmail.com
Wed Apr 20 07:06:13 PDT 2011


Some short videos from old U.S. government documentaries depicting
phonograph-related activities:

http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675021485_9th-Machine-Gun-Battalion_phonograph_listen_dance_World-War-I

http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675038230_music-records_shipment_playback-inspection_packaging-records

http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675046820_music-store_Hot-Waves_girls-play-phonograph_jitter-bugging

http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675026228_V-discs_Musical-America_Down-Beat_Keyser

http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675042898_John-Lomax_Lead-Belly_aluminum-recordings_Library-of-Congress

http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675023996_Movable-school_representative-address_women-play-volleyball_melon-eating-competition
(watch from 4:10 or so)

http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675053624_Russian-people_huge-crowd_gramophone_Open-marketplace
(watch from :45 or so)

This site - criticalpast.com - is new to me, and since there are searchable
descriptions of each clip, it's quite easy to find interesting old footage
that is not in general circulation.

Mike


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