Manufactured by:

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.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Black interiors  Search this

Minstrel (Music)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bob and Sherri Brennan in memory of Vernon Sugg McDonald

Object number:

2014.316.4.18

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Audio Recordings

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a6604449-393d-4160-a264-dc729dcf9684

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.316.4.18