Marching to Pretoria; My Heart Is So Sad: Museum Object and Cultural History
Marching to Pretoria; My Heart Is So Sad: recording date: 1941. release date: 1948. recording artist: Josef Marais and his Bushveld Band.
The object in the museum catalogue
Josef Marais and his Bushveld Band. side 1: Marching to Pretoria; side 2: My Heart Is So Sad (Decca 18230), from the album, Songs From the Veld, Vol. 2 (Decca A-302). 78 rpm. Both tracks were recorded in 1941. The album was released in 1948.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1941
- release date: 1948
- recording artist: Josef Marais and his Bushveld Band
- manufacturer: Decca
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
- place made: United States: New York, New York
- ID Number: 1979.1023.109
- accession number: 1979.1023
- maker number: 18230
- maker number: A-302
- catalog number: 1979.1023.109
- Credit Line: Gift of Asbeth Lee and Jack M. Eichner
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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