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1. The recording is entitled The Star-Spangled Banner, at the time of the recording a patriotic song used in the United States. In 1931, this song was adopted as the country's national anthem.
2. Date of the recording, according to the plate, is 1915.
3. The record plate is number 1685 (39764) from Columbia Records. The plate manufacturer is Columbia Graphophone Company.
4. The recording was uploaded to Wikimedia from a file located at the Internet Archive.
5. The recording date of the plate was also the date of the performance, 1915. The singer in the recording is Margaret Woodrow Wilson, the daughter of American President Woodrow Wilson. This recording was made as a souvenir for the Panama Pacific International Exposition and part of its profits were given to the American Red Cross.
6. The music score for The Star-Spangled Banner is located in the article or at its gallery at the Wikimedia Commons.
7. The lyrics of the recording are at the Wikipedia article about The Star-Spangled Banner. In this recording, the first and fourth verses were sung.
8. The PD status of the recording is due to the expiration of copyright by American law (published before 1923).

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DescriptionMargaretWoodrowWilson-TheStarSpangledBanner.ogg	The Star-Spangled Banner (the American national anthem) being performed in 1915 by Margaret Woodrow Wilson, daughter of American President Woodrow Wilson. This recording was made as a souvenir for the Panama Pacific International Exposition and part of its profits were given to the American Red Cross. The record plate is Columbia Records number 1685 (39764). Originally manufactured by Columbia Graphophone Company.
Date	1915
Source	Internet Archive
Author	Margaret Woodrow Wilson
Permission (Reusing this file)	Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This media file is in the public domain in the United States. This applies to U.S. works where the copyright has expired, often because its first publication occurred prior to January 1, 1929, and if not then due to lack of notice or renewal. See this page for further explanation. This image might not be in the public domain outside of the United States; this especially applies in the countries and areas that do not apply the rule of the shorter term for US works, such as Canada, Mainland China (not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany, Mexico, and Switzerland. The creator and year of publication are essential information and must be provided. See Wikipedia:Public domain and Wikipedia:Copyrights for more details.
Other versions	Image:MargaretWoodrowWilson-TheStarSpangledBanner2.ogg Alternative conversion of same record - slightly faster rpm, less noise and static.