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Yodeling Cowboy; Oh! For the Wild and Wooly West: Museum Object and Cultural History

Yodeling Cowboy; Oh! For the Wild and Wooly West: recording date: 1930. recording artist: Wallace, Frankie. recording artist: Marvin, Frankie.

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The object in the museum catalogue

Frankie Wallace. side 1: Yodeling Cowboy; side 2: Oh! For the Wild and Wooly West (Banner 0703) 78 rpm.Both tracks were released on various American Record Corporation (ARC) labels.

Frankie Wallace is a pseudonym on Banner for Frank[ie] Marvin.

In 1929, the American Record Corporation (ARC) was established with the merger of three companies. These were the Cameo Record Corporation (which owned Cameo, Lincoln and Romeo Records), the Pathé Phonograph and Radio Corporation (which owned Actuelle, Pathé, and Perfect), and the Plaza Music Company (which owned Banner, Domino, Jewel, Oriole, and Regal).

Materials, dates and provenance

  • recording date: 1930
  • recording artist: Wallace, Frankie
  • recording artist: Marvin, Frankie
  • manufacturer: Banner
  • Object Name: sound recording
  • Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
  • Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
  • place made: United States
  • ID Number: 1996.0320.24422
  • accession number: 1996.0320
  • catalog number: 1996.0320.24422
  • collector/donor number: 2006
  • maker number: 0703
  • 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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