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Barbara Allen; The Blind Girl: Museum Object and Cultural History

Barbara Allen; The Blind Girl: recording date: 1930. recording artist: Kincaid, Bradley. manufacturer: Melotone.

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The object in the museum catalogue

Bradley Kincaid. side 1: Barbara Allen; side 2: The Blind Girl (Melotone M 12349). 78 rpm.

Melotone Records was an American budget record label founded by Warner/Brunswick Records, in 1930. Melotone originally featured jazz and popular dance music of the period, most often using pseudonyms for New York area studio musicians on the recordings. In 1932, Melotone was acquired by the American Record Corporation (ARC). The label ceased production in 1938.

Materials, dates and provenance

  • recording date: 1930
  • recording artist: Kincaid, Bradley
  • manufacturer: Melotone
  • Object Name: sound recording
  • Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
  • Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
  • place made: United States
  • ID Number: 1996.0320.19137
  • catalog number: 1996.0320.19137
  • accession number: 1996.0320
  • label number: M 12349
  • 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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