The Dixie Hummingbirds: Museum Object and Cultural History
The Dixie Hummingbirds: Date: 1980s - 1990s. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Ira Tucker Sr., American, 1925 - 2008.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black plastic VHS tape with two white paper labels reading “THE DIXIE HUMMINGBIRDS” in black text. One label is on the top face between the two clear windows and the second sticker is found on the side edge that would be visible when the VHS tape were inserted into the player. The VHS tape is manufactured by Konica.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1980s - 1990s
- Created by: Unidentified
- Subject of: Ira Tucker Sr., American, 1925 - 2008
- Subject of: Dixie Hummingbirds, American, founded 1928
- Manufactured by: Konica, Japanese, 1873 - 2003
- Type: videocassettes
- Medium: plastic, ink on paper, metal
- Dimensions: L x W: 7 7/8 x 4 1/16 x 1 in. (20 x 10.3 x 2.5 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Film
- Topic: Gospel (Music)
- Topic: Religion
- Object number: 2013.13.12
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Ira Tucker, Jr. of the Dixie Hummingbirds
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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