De Gospel Train Am Comin'; Jordan Am a Hard Road To Travel: Museum Object and Cultural History
De Gospel Train Am Comin'; Jordan Am a Hard Road To Travel: recording date: 1916. recording artist: Browne, Harry C.. manufacturer: Silvertone.
The object in the museum catalogue
side 1: Harry C. Browne and Male Quartet. Da Gospel Train Am Comin'; side 2: Harry C. Browne. Jordan Am a Hard Road To Travel (Silvertone 3174). 78 rpm. Both tracks were originally recorded in 1916 and released on Columbia A2255.
Silvertone Records was a record label sold by the Sears-Roebuck Company in their stores and through mail-order. The discs were manufactured mainly by Columbia Records, with some made by Paramount Records and Gennett Records, from 1916-1928 and 1940-1941.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1916
- recording artist: Browne, Harry C.
- manufacturer: Silvertone
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 1996.0320.12389
- collector/donor number: 3759
- maker number: 3174
- accession number: 1996.0320
- catalog number: 1996.0320.12389
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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