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Created 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. 1904-1905
Description:
A shellac 78-rpm record manufactured by Columbia Phonograph Company. The label, in the center, in silver type, reads: [Columbia Disc Record / Condition of Sale / This record is sold upon the express condition that it shall not be copied or duplicated and that the full right of property or possession reverts to the Columbia Phonograph Co. upon violation of this condition. / Columbia Phonograph Co. / New York / London / Grand Prize / Paris, 1900 / Up in the Cocoanut Tree / Theo F. Morse / Baritone Solo / Sung by J. W. Myers / No. 1574 / Patented May 4, 1886, and December 10, 1901].
Topic:
African American  Search this
Black interiors  Search this
Popular 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:
2014.316.4.22
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/fd57faa2cbb-b01f-429c-9812-177faa749f19
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.316.4.22