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'His Master's Voice'

Original post made on Apr 23, 2010

This iconic photo of "Nipper" was used by Atherton resident Leon Douglass as the registered trademark of the Victor Talking Machine Company, which he and his partner founded around the turn of the last century. The trademark was sold to RCA Victor in 1927. Photo courtesy, Atherton Heritage Association.

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Posted by Great Photo!
a resident of another community
on Apr 23, 2010 at 12:42 pm

Such a great classic photo! Nipper was a pit bull, by the way, back in the day when they were considered an excellent family pet.

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Posted by R.GORDON
a resident of another community
on Apr 25, 2010 at 9:16 am
R.GORDON is a registered user.

Nice photo.
Why does this take priority over news? Both local and elsewhere?
Also, why have so many questions been removed along with the topics?

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