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Forth Worth Jail; Sioux City Sue: Museum Object and Cultural History

Forth Worth Jail; Sioux City Sue: recording date: 1946. release date: 1947. recording artist: Ritter, Tex.

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The object in the museum catalogue

side 1: Rex Ritter. Fort Worth Jail; side 2: Merle Travis. Sioux City Sue (Capitol 48004), from the album, Cowboy Hit Parade (Capitol AD 55) 78 rpm. Tracks recorded in 1946. This album was released in 1947.

Materials, dates and provenance

  • recording date: 1946
  • release date: 1947
  • recording artist: Ritter, Tex
  • recording artist: Travis, Merle
  • manufacturer: Capitol
  • Object Name: sound recording
  • Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
  • Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
  • place made: United States: California, Los Angeles, Hollywood
  • ID Number: 1996.0320.05338
  • maker number: 48004
  • maker number: AD-55
  • accession number: 1996.0320
  • catalog number: 1996.0320.05338
  • 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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