Frances Densmore recording Blackfoot Chief singing a song (1916)
This photo caught my eye because of the clashing of the two worlds. On one side there is "modern" technology and the other a very traditionally dressed Native American. The two sides of the image are joined by the gramophone projecting into the man's face. This makes me wonder what he is singing and how she talked him into singing for her. I love the idea of preserving history by recording stories and folk songs. When memory fails you can always turn to sound to preserve memory.
I found this cool website of recorded folk music http://www.folkways.si.edu/index.aspx that was started in 1948.
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