Museum Audio guide - Historical home

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Description

In this excerpt - describing the practice of family bathing on the back porch of an historical home in the midwest - I've mixed music underneath for a lighthearted, comic effect. The featured music is edited from \"If I had a Chicken\" by Kevin MacLeod.

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Vocal Characteristics

Language

English

Voice Age

Middle Aged (35-54)

Accents

North American (General) North American (US General American - GenAM)

Transcript

Note: Transcripts are generated using speech recognition software and may contain errors.
In those days, it was typical for everyone to take turns in the bath, going from oldest to youngest. Think about that. My grandfather would have been filthy from working in the shop all day, so the whole family would have to bathe in his dirty water. The baby would be the last to have her bath. That's where the saying, don't throw the baby out with the bathwater came from.