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The Star-Spangled Banner (the American national anthem) being performed in 1915 by Margaret Woodrow Wilson, daughter of American President Woodrow Wilson. This recording was made as a souvenir for the Panama Pacific International Exposition and part of its profits were given to the American Red Cross.
The record plate is Columbia Records number 1685 (39764). Originally manufactured by Columbia Graphophone Company.
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