re: Sound immersions from decades passed

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Wrong and wrong

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No, you're way wrong.

People have long been interested in listening to sounds as additional clues to the past beyond pictures. A great example of this is the learned accent once used throughout the US. This was a trained speaking style first employed by actors/actresses, radio announcers, and other public speakers that has been well researched. Aside from the obvious, others picked up on it as well, even if not trained, like barking salesman, college educated people (far fewer went to college before the GI Bill and the baby boom). This speaking style began passing out of favor and was no longer taught by studios or picked up by young people somewhere around the early 50's. Recording from earlier times will show better off common people of varying degrees speaking in this style. It later disappeared entirely.

On a related note, the sound of a typewriter and a duplicator would take any Gen Xer back to their school office.