Sand Cave; Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane: Museum Object and Cultural History
Sand Cave; Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane: recording date: 1925. recording date: 1924. recording artist: Fergus, John.
The object in the museum catalogue
John Fergus. side 1: Sand Cave; side 2: Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane (Silvertone 4019) 78 rpm. Side 1 was recorded in 1925 and initially released on Gennett 3062. Side 2 was recorded in 1924 and initially released on Gennett 3062.
John Fergus is a pseudonym on Silvertone 4019, Little Cabin in the Lane, for David Miller.
John Fergus is a pseudonym on Silvertone 4019, Sand Cave, for George Ake.
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: 1925
- recording date: 1924
- recording artist: Fergus, John
- recording artist: Ake, George
- recording artist: Miller, David
- 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: 1996.0320.15961
- collector/donor number: 5568
- maker number: 4019
- accession number: 1996.0320
- catalog number: 1996.0320.15961
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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