A High Silk Hat and a Walking Cane; The Squire and the Deacon: Museum Object and Cultural History
A High Silk Hat and a Walking Cane; The Squire and the Deacon: recording date: 1929. recording artist: Turner, Hobo Jack. recording artist: Hare, Ernest.
The object in the museum catalogue
"Hobo" Jack Turner. side 1: A High Silk Hat and a Walking Cane; side 2: The Squire and the Deacon (Velvet Tone 1956-V) 78 rpm.
Hobo Jack Turner is a pseudonym on Velvet Tone for Ernest Hare.
Velvet Tone Records was a division of Columbia Records from 1925 to 1932. It was a budget record label that was comprised of recordings identical to that of Columbia’s budget labels, Harmony Records and Diva Records.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1929
- recording artist: Turner, Hobo Jack
- recording artist: Hare, Ernest
- manufacturer: Velvet Tone
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 1996.0320.23967
- accession number: 1996.0320
- catalog number: 1996.0320.23967
- collector/donor number: 10378
- maker number: 1956-V
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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