From the Library of Congress Archives: The National Jukebox

The Library of Congress is proud to present the National Jukebox archives. The National Jukebox looks to make historical sound recording available for free to the public. The jukebox includes recordings from the Library of Congress collections.

The Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation and other contributions help make the National jukebox archives possible for the public. According to the Library of Congress, the "recordings in the Jukebox were issued on record labels now owned by Sony Music Entertainment, which has granted the Library of Congress a gratis license to stream acoustical recordings."

The National Jukebox Archives launched more than 10,000 recordings made by "the Victor Talking Machine Company between 1901 and 1925."

The Jukebox hopes to incredibe the content regularly. The hope is that with additional Victor recordings and acoustically recorded titles made by other Sony-owned U.S. labels, the Jukebox Archives can continue to grow and expand.

For more information and to use the Jukebox National Archives visit here.

Photo Credit: The National JUkebox Archives/The Library of Congress