7 Historical Recordings on Shellac Discs

Single-sided discs, each 12 in. diameter. 1) "Dem deutschen Kaiser gewidmet von dem Mozart-Verein in New York", 1915, Columbia Record, no. 59408. – 2) "Ein Wort des Grafen Zeppelin an das deutsche Volk",", 1908, Favorite Special Record, no. 01678. – 3) "Jubel Ouvertüre", 1913, Monarch-Platte Grammophon, marking the 25th anniversary of Wilhelm II’s reign, with a centre hole. – 4) 4 radio recordings featuring speeches by Adolf Hitler: "The Führer’s Speech to the Officer Corps", "Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler in Kiel", "Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler Speaks in the Kuppelsaal, Hanover, on the Election of 12 November 1933" and "The Führer’s Speech to the Officer Corps, Part 2". – 5) Shellac disc bearing the German inscription: His Majesty the Emperor and King Franz Joseph I. recorded this disc on 14 December 1915 at the Imperial Palace in Sch?nbrunn in aid of the Imperial and Royal Austrian Military Widows' and Orphans' Funds. – 6) Double-sided recording: "Emmy G?ring and Gustaf Gründgens recite from Goethe’s Tasso", 1940, Electrola. – And: 7) Double-sided recording, ? 10 in.: Hindenburg’s "New Year’s Eve Address 1931" and "Birthday Thank-You Speech 1932".

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