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Left My Gal in the Mountains; The Railroad Boomer: Museum Object and Cultural History

Left My Gal in the Mountains; The Railroad Boomer: recording date: 1929. recording artist: Carson Robison Trio. manufacturer: Cameo.

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The object in the museum catalogue

Carson Robison Trio. side 1: Left My Gal in the Mountains; side 2: The Railroad Boomer (Cameo 9216). 78 rpm.. Both tracks were recorded in 1929 and released on various American Record Corporation (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: 1929
  • recording artist: Carson Robison Trio
  • manufacturer: Cameo
  • Object Name: sound recording
  • Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
  • Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
  • place made: United States
  • ID Number: 1996.0320.26205
  • accession number: 1996.0320
  • catalog number: 1996.0320.26205
  • collector/donor number: 4901
  • maker number: 9216
  • 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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