Our Own Make Polka
- Composed by
- Levy, Jules, British, 1838 - 1903
- Manufactured by
- Victor Talking Machine Company, 1901 - 1929
- Owned by
- McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
- Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
- Date
- 1903
- Medium
- shellac
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 7 × 1/8 in. (17.8 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- A shellac 78-rpm record manufactured by the Victor Talking Machine Company. The label in the center, in gold, has an image of a dog near a phonograph with the caption that reads: [His Master’s Voice]. The gold reads: [Victor Record / Our Own Make Polka / Jules Levy / 2496 / Victor Talking Machine Co / Camden NJ / Patented]. The label has some wear.
- Place collected
- Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Type
- 78 rpm records
- Topic
- Black interiors
- Polka (Music)
- 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
- 2014.316.4.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.