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The Bright Sherman Valley; The East Bound Train: Museum Object and Cultural History

The Bright Sherman Valley; The East Bound Train: recording date: 1927. recording artist: McFarland, Lester. recording artist: Gardner, Robert A..

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The object in the museum catalogue

Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner. side 1: The Bright Sherman Valley; side 2: The East Bound Train (Brunswick 169). 78 rpm. Both tracks were recorded in 1927 and initially released on Vocalion 5174.

Materials, dates and provenance

  • recording date: 1927
  • recording artist: McFarland, Lester
  • recording artist: Gardner, Robert A.
  • manufacturer: Brunswick
  • Object Name: sound recording
  • Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
  • Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
  • place made: United States
  • ID Number: 1996.0320.20979
  • catalog number: 1996.0320.20979
  • accession number: 1996.0320
  • label number: 169
  • Data Source: National Museum of American History

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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of American History through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed.

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