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The Representatives here made their last roll-call in presence of their phonographer, who had followed them.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17 by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

Deacon Jones, the editor of the 'Patriot,' is a phonographer.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860 by Various

Here is the report of the speech which was made by a phonographer, and published in the newspapers of the time—I have no other notes of it.

From The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence by Parker, Theodore

Summoning generals before them, and having a phonographer to record every word uttered, they would propound very comprehensive questions.

From Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis by Poore, Benjamin Perley

Besides its Vice-Presidents, the Assembly was accompanied by its secretaries, its ushers, and even its phonographer who preserved for posterity the records of this last and memorable sitting.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17 by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)