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Audio Visual Edwardians

Photography

Photography was invented in the middle of the 1800s.

By 1905 wealthy families began to own cameras, but most people only had their picture taken four or five times in their entire life, usually taken by a professional photographer.

Music

By 1905, the human voice and musical instruments could be recorded onto wax cylinders and discs. This was the first time that recordings of singers and orchestras could be heard in the home.

Please follow the links below to discover more about Audio/Visual Edwardians: 


Portraits
A selection of Edwardian portraits of Wakefield residents.
Record player and wax cylinders
Photograph of the Edwardian equivalent of the MP3 player - the cutting-edge technology of it's day.
Top of the Pops
A selection of song titles available in 1905