Drag 'Em; Night Life: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Mary Lou Williams. side 1: Drag 'Em; side 2: Night Life (Brunswick 80033), from the album, Barrel House Piano (Brunswick B-1008) 78 rpm. Both tracks were originally recorded in 1930 and released on Brunswick 7178.

Materials, dates and provenance

• recording date: 1930
• recording artist: Williams, Mary Lou
• manufacturer: Brunswick
• Object Name: sound recording
• Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
• Measurements: overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
• place made: United States
• ID Number: 1988.0698.2394
• catalog number: 1988.0698.2394
• accession number: 1988.0698
• collector/donor number: W149
• maker number: 80033
• maker number: B-1008
• Credit Line: Gift of Howard A. Guernsey (through Richard L. Guernsey)
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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