Jacob's Ladder; I Want To Go There: Museum Object and Cultural History
Jacob's Ladder; I Want To Go There: recording date: 1930. recording artist: McCravy, James. recording artist: McCravy, Frank.
The object in the museum catalogue
Frank and James McCravy. side 1: Jacob's Ladder; side 2: I Want To Go There (Oriole 2080). 78 rpm. This coupling was released on various American Record corporation (ARC) labels.
Oriole Records was an American budget record label sold exclusively by McCrory Stores from 1921 to 1938.
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: Oriole
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 1996.0320.20875
- label number: 2080
- catalog number: 1996.0320.20875
- accession number: 1996.0320
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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