Virginia Bottleggers [Bootleggers]; Little Sweetheart Pal of Mine: Museum Object and Cultural History
Virginia Bottleggers [Bootleggers]; Little Sweetheart Pal of Mine: recording date: 1929. recording artist: Virginia Possum Tamers. recording artist: Red Fox Chasers.
The object in the museum catalogue
Virginia Possum Tamers. side 1: Virginia Bootleggers; side 2: Little Sweetheart Pal of Mine (Champion 15790) 78 rpm. Side 1 was initially released on Gennett 6930. Side 2 was initially released on Gennett 6901.
Virginia Possum Tamers is a pseudonym on Champion for The Red Fox Chasers.
Champion was a budget label manufactured by Gennett, the premier label of the Starr Piano Company, maker of pianos, phonographs, and records. Champion records were originally manufactured and sold by Kresge stores but became more widely available through other retailers. The Champion label was active from 1925 to 1934. The Champion trademark was sold to Decca Records, which continued to issue releases on Champion from 1935 to 1936
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1929
- recording artist: Virginia Possum Tamers
- recording artist: Red Fox Chasers
- manufacturer: Champion
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 1996.0320.24245
- accession number: 1996.0320
- catalog number: 1996.0320.24245
- collector/donor number: 8364
- maker number: 15790
- 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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