Lincoln's Speech At Gettysburg; Dixie: Museum Object and Cultural History
Lincoln's Speech At Gettysburg; Dixie: date made: ca 1908. recording artist: Stanley, Frank C.. recording artist: Harlan, Byron G..
The object in the museum catalogue
side 1: Len Spencer. Lincoln's Speech At Gettysburg; side 2: Stanley and Harlan [Frank C. Stanley and Byron G. Harlan]. Dixie (Standard Disc Record A280). 78 rpm. re-issue of Columbia A280.
Standard Disc Records was an American mail-order label, issued by Robert Johns' Chicago-based Standard Talking Machine Co. between 1904 and 1916. Standard records had a 1/2-inch wide spindle hole so that they could only be played on Standard Talking Machine Company phonographs.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: ca 1908
- recording artist: Stanley, Frank C.
- recording artist: Harlan, Byron G.
- recording artist: Spencer, Len
- maker: Standard Disc Record
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- place made: United States: Illinois, Chicago
- ID Number: 1980.0605.01
- accession number: 1980.0605
- catalog number: 1980.0605.01
- maker number: A280
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Whitehead
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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