The Railroad Flagman's Sweetheart; A Message From Home Sweet Home: Museum Object and Cultural History
The Railroad Flagman's Sweetheart; A Message From Home Sweet Home: recording date: 1929. manufacturer: Conqueror. Object Name: sound recording.
The object in the museum catalogue
Alex Gordon. side 1: The Railroad Flagman's Sweetheart; side 2: A Message from Home Sweet Home (Conqueror 7269) 78 rpm.
Alex Gordon is a pseudonym on Conqueror for Frank Jenkin's Pilot Mountaineers.
Conqueror Records was a budget record label sold by the Sears-Roebuck Company in their stores and through mail-order. Most of the recordings originated from the Plaza Music Company and later the American Record Corporation (ARC) and Vocalion/Okeh, with some only appearing on Conqueror. The label was active from 1928 to 1942.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1929
- manufacturer: Conqueror
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 1996.0320.16843
- label number: 7269
- catalog number: 1996.0320.16843
- accession number: 1996.0320
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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