Medleys: Museum Object and Cultural History
Medleys: recording date: 1927. recording artist: Peterson, Walter. manufacturer: Silvertone.
The object in the museum catalogue
Walter Peterson. side 1:Medley of Old Time Favorites – Part I: Sidewalks of New York, Let Me Call You Sweetheart, Sweet Rosie O’Grady; side 2: Medley Old Time Favorites – Part II: After the Ball, Peek a Boo, In the Good Old Summertime, The Kentucky Bean With His Double Barreled Shot Gun.(Silvertone 4002). 78 rpm. This coupling was initially released on Gennett 6078.
Silvertone Records was a record label sold by the Sears-Roebuck Company in their stores and through mail-order. The discs were manufactured mainly by Columbia Records, with some made by Paramount Records and Gennett Records, from 1916-1928 and 1940-1941.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1927
- recording artist: Peterson, Walter
- manufacturer: Silvertone
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 1996.0320.22769
- catalog number: 1996.0320.22769
- maker number: 4002
- collector/donor number: 15635
- accession number: 1996.0320
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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