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When I'm the President; Good Old Times: Museum Object and Cultural History

When I'm the President; Good Old Times: recording date: 1932. recording artist: Dixon, Bob. manufacturer: Crown.

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The object in the museum catalogue

Bob Dixon. side 1: When I'm the President; side 2: Good Old Times (Crown 3278). 78 rpm.

Crown Records was a budget label started by the Plaza Music Company after its merger with the American Record Corporation (ARC) in 1930. Crown oversaw the Homestead Records mail order label from ARC. Crown and its subsidiaries were active until 1933.

Materials, dates and provenance

  • recording date: 1932
  • recording artist: Dixon, Bob
  • manufacturer: Crown
  • Object Name: sound recording
  • Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
  • Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
  • place made: United States: New York, New York
  • ID Number: 1996.0320.15536
  • collector/donor number: 10516
  • maker number: 3278
  • accession number: 1996.0320
  • catalog number: 1996.0320.15536
  • 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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