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Duck Foot Sue; Missouri Mule: Museum Object and Cultural History

Duck Foot Sue; Missouri Mule: recording date: 1929. recording artist: Sherman & Lee. recording artist: Miller, Bob.

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The object in the museum catalogue

Sherman & Lee. side 1: Duck Foot Sue; side 2: Missouri Mule (Clarion 5290-C) 78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1929 and released on Okeh 45348. Side 2 was originally recorded in 1929 and released on Okeh 45386.

Clarion Records was a division of Columbia Records from 1930 to 1932. Clarion released the same recordings made by Columbia for its budget labels, Harmony, Velvet Tone, and Diva, with some recordings available only on Clarion.

Materials, dates and provenance

  • recording date: 1929
  • recording artist: Sherman & Lee
  • recording artist: Miller, Bob
  • manufacturer: Clarion
  • Object Name: sound recording
  • Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
  • Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
  • place made: United States
  • ID Number: 1996.0320.26921
  • accession number: 1996.0320
  • catalog number: 1996.0320.26921
  • collector/donor number: 3737
  • maker number: 5290-C
  • 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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