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Photograph of a dog
famous historical photograph from 1923 titled "Mickey Listening In", featuring a dog wearing headphones and seemingly listening to a crystal radio set.
The image is a popular novelty item that circulated widely and has become a classic representation of early radio enthusiasm.
Key Information
Subject: A dog named Mickey.
Year: The photograph is dated 1923.
Context: The image captures the excitement and novelty of radio broadcasting and listening in its early days, shortly after commercial radio stations began appearing. The dog is posed to appear as though it is engaging with the technology.
The Radio Set: The device appears to be a homemade or early commercial crystal radio receiver, a simple type of radio that was common and popular in the 1920s.
Comparison: The image is often informally associated with the famous "His Master's Voice" painting by Francis Barraud, which features the dog Nipper listening to an HMV gramophone, though the painting is from an earlier era (1898) and shows a phonograph rather than a radio. |
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