John McCormack, Handel, Schumann, Rachmaninov, Merikanto - 1920-1923 Victor Talking Machine Company Recordings

"Listening To The Talking Machine" Photo by Dr. Victor G. Heiser. 1910 National Geographic. Vol 34 (1918) Description: "Filipino tribal chief in traditional attire with a uniformed man recording him with a gramophone. The tribal chief is Madallom (also Madalem or Madalom), a leader of the Kalinga people. The uniformed man is Lieutenant Alexander H. Gilfillan of the Philippine Constabulary. This photograph, obtained in Lubuagan Province, the Philippines, is from the papers of US physician Victor