Ninety-Nine Years (Is Almost For Life); My Pretty Quadroon: Museum Object and Cultural History
Ninety-Nine Years (Is Almost For Life); My Pretty Quadroon: recording date: 1933. recording artist: Vagabonds. retailer: Montgomery Ward.
The object in the museum catalogue
Vagabonds. side 1: Ninety-Nine Years (Is Almost For Life); side 2: My Pretty Quadroon (Montgomery Ward M-4307). 78 rpm. Side 1 was initially released on Victor 23820. Side 2 was initially released on Victor 23849.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1933
- recording artist: Vagabonds
- retailer: Montgomery Ward
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 1996.0320.24181
- accession number: 1996.0320
- catalog number: 1996.0320.24181
- collector/donor number: 2357
- maker number: M-4307
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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