maypeterson

what is that device?

LadyLazerJ Would you believe it's the remote volume control?

For more about May Peterson see comments under
For the companion photo (and more about the Aeolian-Vocalion see comments under
For more about the "Graduola" model of the Aeolian Vocalion see comments under

And is there still anything to add? Yes. The Aeolian Company did not just record May Peterson for their record label, they used her photograph in advertisements at least as early as 1919. see this page from the Saturday Evening Post. Might even be the same dress.

wow neat! thanks for sharing.

Thanks Seuss., we'll update this catalog record.

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Thanks for the link. We will update our records accordingly.

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The phonograph is an Aeolian-Vocalion model, and the record she is holding is from the same label. "Vocalion (pronounced "vo-CAL-yun") was founded in 1916 by the Aeolian Piano Company of New York City, which introduced a retail line of phonographs at the same time. " en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocalion_Records The "Aeolian-Vocalion" label appeared in the U.S. in late 1917, first as a 1200, then 12000 series of vertical-cut records. Unlike the records then available, they were a reddish-brown colour, and the company's promotional material stressed the "red records". After it became legal, the company launched a line of lateral records in a 14000 series in 1919. The "Aeolian" was dropped from the unwieldy name in 1920 and the label became "Vocalion". www.capsnews.org/barrbru.htm

Thanks for connecting this image to another in the collections, Richard Norton , and thanks for the fascinating information about the phonograph shown in the image, Art Siegel ! We will update the record.