Columbia Records, American, founded 1888 Search this
Owned by:
Vernon Sugg McDonald, American, 1906 - 1982 Search this
Mary Elizabeth Sugg, American, 1839 - 1915 Search this
Medium:
shellac
Dimensions:
Diameter: 7 × 1/8 in. (17.8 × 0.3 cm)
Type:
78 rpm records
Place collected:
Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1903-1904
Description:
A shellac 78-rpm record manufactured by Columbia Phonograph Company. The label, in the center, in silver type, reads: [Columbia Disc Record / Columbia Phonograph Co. / New York / London / Grand Prize / Paris, 1900 / My Old Kentucky Home / Orchestra / No. 387 / Patented May 4, 1886, and December 10, 1901 [worn away]]. A large piece of the vinyl, to the left of the label has broken off.
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bob and Sherri Brennan in memory of Vernon Sugg McDonald