File:Walt Whitman - America.ogg

Walt_Whitman_-_America.ogg ‎(file size: 252 KB, MIME type: application/ogg)

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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".

Date

1890

Source

The Walt Whitman Archive

Author

Walt Whitman (1819–1892)

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Other versions

File:Walt_Whitman_-_America.ogg - Restored
File:Walt_Whitman_-_America Version 2.ogg - Restored, but without the noise tacked on to the end to prevent an abrupt termination after his last word.
File:Walt_Whitman_-_America - unrestored.ogg - Original unedited file (albeit converted to Ogg)

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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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	21:34, 28 July 2009	(252 KB)	wikimediacommons>Adam Cuerden	{{Information \|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".<!-- Description adapted slightly from source--> \|Source=[http://whitman

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