Wallace M. Rogerson

Rogerson was born in Moline Rock, Illinois on November 29, 1880.

He made exercise records for the phonograph like "Get Thin to Music," and presaged the work of Jack LaLanne.

[4] A 09/06/2011 PBS "History Detectives" broadcast found that Wallace Records preceded a competitor (named Walter Camp) in marketing records for (largely women's) exercising for weight reduction.

Rogerson died on February 24, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois[4] Rogerson's Wallace Institute is not to be confused with another Wallace Institute, which ceased operating September 1, 2002.

Founded in Chicago in 1918, the Wallace Institute was "dedicated to physical fitness and weight loss."[5].

Advertising card for Wallace (Reducing) Records, originally released in 1920.
The reverse side of "Wallace Records advertising card - front" detailing the proposed use of the records for weight loss.