It Came Upon the Midnight Clear; Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem: Museum Object and Cultural History
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear; Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem: recording date: 1930. recording artist: McCravy, James. recording artist: McCravy, Frank.
The object in the museum catalogue
Frank and James McCravy. side 1: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear; side 2: Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem (Conqueror 7992). 78 rpm. Both tracks were recorded in 1930. This same coupling was initailly released on various American Record Corporation (ARC) labels.
Conqueror Records was a budget record label sold by the Sears-Roebuck Company in their stores and through mail-order. Most of the recordings originated from the Plaza Music Company and later the American Record Corporation (ARC) and Vocalion/Okeh, with some only appearing on Conqueror. The label was active from 1928 to 1942.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1930
- recording artist: McCravy, James
- recording artist: McCravy, Frank
- manufacturer: Conqueror
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 1996.0320.20864
- accession number: 1996.0320
- catalog number: 1996.0320.20864
- label number: 7992
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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