Down at the Bottom of the Mountain; Where the Colorado's Flowing: Museum Object and Cultural History
Down at the Bottom of the Mountain; Where the Colorado's Flowing: recording date: 1930. recording artist: Eddie Younger and his Mountaineers. manufacturer: Velvet Tone.
The object in the museum catalogue
Eddie Younger and his Mountaineers. side 1: Down at the Bottom of the Mountain; side 2: Where the Colorado's Flowing (Velvet Tone 7077-V) 78 rpm.
Eddie Younger and his Mountaineers is a pseudonym on Velvet Tone for Arthur Fields and Fred Hall.
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: 1930
- recording artist: Eddie Younger and his Mountaineers
- 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: 1996.0320.28734
- accession number: 1996.0320
- catalog number: 1996.0320.28734
- collector/donor number: 14311
- maker number: 7077-V
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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