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Barnyard Frolic; Johnson City Hop: Museum Object and Cultural History

Barnyard Frolic; Johnson City Hop: recording date: 1932. recording artist: Carolina Ramblers. maker: Soundcraft.

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The object in the museum catalogue

Carolina Ramblers. side 1: Barnyard Frolic; side 2: Johnson City Hop (Soundcraft). 78 rpm. This is a copy of a coupling that was issued on various American Record Corporation (ARC) labels.

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: 1932
  • recording artist: Carolina Ramblers
  • maker: Soundcraft
  • Object Name: sound recording
  • Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
  • Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
  • place made: United States
  • ID Number: 1996.0320.13010
  • collector/donor number: 2031
  • accession number: 1996.0320
  • catalog number: 1996.0320.13010
  • 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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