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Voice In The Mail: Audio Love Letters Were Hot In The 1930s And '40s

In the early 20th century, many people were recording their voices for the first time. They used special recording booths and the postal service to send audio messages to each other.
In the 1930s and '40s many people sent love letters to each other by sending their voices on records.

We're very accustomed to recording and hearing the sound of our own voices, but in the early 20th century, many people were experiencing that

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