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A Gangster's Warning; True Blue Bill: Museum Object and Cultural History

A Gangster's Warning; True Blue Bill: recording date: 1931. recording artist: Autry, Gene. manufacturer: Oriole.

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The object in the museum catalogue

Gene Autry. side 1: A Gangster's Warning; side 2: True Blue Bill (Oriole 8052). 78 rpm. This same coupling was released on various American Record Corporation (ARC) labels.

Oriole Records was an American budget record label sold exclusively by McCrory Stores from 1921 to 1938.

In 1929, the American Record Corporation (ARC) was established with the merger of three companies. These were the Cameo Record Corporation (which owned Cameo, Lincoln and Romeo Records), the Pathé Phonograph and Radio Corporation (which owned Actuelle, Pathé, and Perfect), and the Plaza Music Company (which owned Banner, Domino, Jewel, Oriole, and Regal).

Materials, dates and provenance

  • recording date: 1931
  • recording artist: Autry, Gene
  • manufacturer: Oriole
  • Object Name: sound recording
  • Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
  • Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
  • place made: United States
  • ID Number: 1996.0320.11024
  • collector/donor number: 9132
  • maker number: 8052
  • accession number: 1996.0320
  • catalog number: 1996.0320.11024
  • Data Source: National Museum of American History

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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of American History through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed.

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