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Description Thomas Edison and his early phonograph. Cropped from Library of Congress copy.
Date circa 1877 (probably 18 April 1878, based on the extremely similar photo )
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Author Levin C. Handy (per http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpbh.04326)

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

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