Phonograph cylinders were the earliest form of audio recording. Today, the Belfer Cylinders Digital Connection (part of the Syracuse University library) has begun digitizing their vast collection of cylinders with free access to all. The results provide a fascinating view into life at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th. The page is meticulously divided into catagories ranging from the funeral service of president McKinley to popular music of the Russian Federation.
