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Recordist's notes
*Caution: Loud sound at 1:27* Actors, portraying Wild Bill Hickok and others, begin their western gunfight show with a safety speech. An aluminum can is shot to demonstrate the danger posed by a blank cartridge. The diesel engine used by the Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad maneuvers in the background. Stereo mics (Audiotalaia-Primo ECM 172), recorded via Olympus LS-10.
Context
This recording was made away from larger towns, about 35 km from the nearest city in our gazetteer.
Equipment mentioned: Olympus LS series. Olympus's LS line (LS-10, LS-11, LS-14, LS-100, LS-P4) – small recorders with good built-in mics.
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Sources & credits
- “Old Abilene Town, near 215 SE 5th St, Abilene, KS 67410, USA - Old Abilene Town Gunfight (Intro)” by Vince Hancock – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0