Walt_Whitman_-_America.ogg (Ogg Vorbis sound file, length 40 s, 51 kbps, file size: 252 KB)
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| Description | Somewhat restored version of a 36-second wax cylinder recording of what is thought to be Whitman's voice reading the first four lines of his poem "America". | ||||
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| Source | The Walt Whitman Archive | ||||
| Author | Walt Whitman (1819–1892) | ||||
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This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Various noise reductions applied, and the results blended together with the original to bring out Walt Whitman's voice from the noise. A few seconds of noise appended to the end, in order to avoid the abrupt termination in the original..
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