"Bye Bye Blackbird": Museum Object and Cultural History
"Bye Bye Blackbird": date made: late 1920s. manufacturer: Imperial. Object Name: player piano roll.
The object in the museum catalogue
This player piano roll was made by Imperial Player Roll Company in the United States, late 1920s. It is roll #6120 – “Bye Bye Blackbird” with music by Ray Henderson and lyrics by Mort Dixon.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: late 1920s
- manufacturer: Imperial
- Object Name: player piano roll
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: wood (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 2 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in x 12 1/2 in; 6.35 cm x 6.35 cm x 31.75 cm
- Measurements: overall in box: 2 1/16 in x 2 3/16 in x 12 1/2 in; 5.23875 cm x 5.55625 cm x 31.75 cm
- place made: United States: Illinois, Chicago
- ID Number: MI.71.12.02
- accession number: 292526
- catalog number: 71.12.02
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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