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 (Okeh 04491). 78 rpm. Both tracks were recorded in 1930. This coupling was initially released on various American Record Corporatoin (ARC) labels.
In 1929, the American Record Corporation (ARC) was established with the merger of three companies. These were the Cameo Record Corporation (which owned Cameo, Lincoln and Romeo Records), the Pathé Phonograph and Radio Corporation (which owned Actuelle, Pathé, and Perfect), and the Plaza Music Company (which owned Banner, Domino, Jewel, Oriole, and Regal).
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1930
- recording artist: McCravy, James
- recording artist: McCravy, Frank
- manufacturer: Okeh
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 1996.0320.20865
- accession number: 1996.0320
- catalog number: 1996.0320.20865
- label number: 04491
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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