Recorded by
Quinn, Dan W., 1859 - 1938
Composed by
Mullen, J. B.
Manufactured by
Columbia Records, American, founded 1888
Owned by
McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
Date
1904-1905
Medium
shellac
Dimensions
Diameter: 7 1/16 × 1/8 in. (17.9 × 0.3 cm)
Description
A shellac 78-rpm record manufactured by Columbia Phonograph Company. The label in the center, in white 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 / It Was The Dutch / J. B. Mullen / Tenor Solo / Sung by Dan W. Quinn / No. 1553 / Patented May 4, 1886, and December 10, 1901]. Under the label there is a series imprinted into the vinyl that reads: [1553-2-X]. There is some wear above the label. The back of the record has some bubbling and the label's reverse side is visible due to wear.
Place collected
Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Record Albums
Type
78 rpm records
Topic
Black interiors
Ragtime (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
2014.316.4.8
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57f0b3241-6df4-4e9d-bf77-e71907379839

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