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"Sally Hamlin (born Sarah Emery Hamlin, Dec. 23 1902, Brooklyn, New York, USA, died July 4, 1987, Bar Harbor, Maine) was a child actor and recording artist. She is a shadowy figure today, and would probably be completely forgotten were it not for a series of 78rpm spoken word recordings she made for children in the 1910s and 1920s. Sally recorded primarily for Victor, but also recorded a few 7" discs for Emerson Records. These records were readings of poetry by such authors as Eugene Field and James Whitcomb Riley, classic stories such as Cinderella and Rumpelstilskin, and even excerpts from Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Hamlin Listen here: archive.org/details/SallyHamlin

Thanks Art Siegel. We will add some biographical details to the record.

Reading some of the poems she recorded.
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See www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/24980777820/ www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/25250112176/

Sally Hamlin, born Sarah Emery Hamlin (1902-1987) was a child actor and recording artist.  Further identified by Art Siegel, here.

It looks like she is playing the piano!

We'll add info to record. Thanks!

Mabel Garrison (1886-1963) was a popular coloratura soprano.  "She made her Metropolitan Opera debut on February 15, 1914 in concert, singing arias from operas by Verdi and Mozart." [1] The cover of the catalog she is holding is "New Victor Records • November, 1918" which may provide further clues as to why these photos were in the news at this time..... she made several recordings for the Victor Talking Machine Company.  Mabel Garrison performed in "Cavalleria Rusticana" and "Le Coq d'Or" at the Metropolitan Opera in 1918 as well as the "Twelfth Sunday Concert", "Nineteenth Sunday Concert" and a "Special Performance". [2]   A number of these recordings are available on You Tube in excellent quality. There are several photographs of Mabel Garrison in The Bain Collection.