Video Discription |
Alexander Graham Bell recites a series of numbers. Recorded April 15, 1885 at Bell's Volta Laboratory in Washington. This wax-disc recording is finally able to be heard using new technology. Courtesy of the National Museum of American History, Library of Congress and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Transcript:
"... 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 [etc. to] 50. 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 [etc. to] 100. 100, 200, 300 [etc. to] 1,000. 1,000, 2,000, 3,000 [etc. to] 10,000. 10,000, 20,000, 30,000 [etc. to] 100,000. 100,000, 200,000, 300,000 [etc. to] 1 million. 3,571. 123,941. 125,873. 1,945,876. 35,900. 33,878. 48,715. 790,442. 4,530,870. Forty-five dollars and a half. $89.73. $4,029.46. 35 cents. 25 cents. 30 cents. 50 cents. Half a dollar. A quarter dollar. Three dollars and a half. Five dollars and a quarter. $7.29. Ten dollars and a half. $3,785.56. This record has been made by Alexander Graham Bell in the presence of Dr. Chichester A. Bell, on the 15th of April, 1885, at the Volta Laboratory, 1221 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, D.C. In witness whereof, hear my voice, Alexander Graham Bell." |