A Rope Around My Picture; Wreck of the Circus Train: Museum Object and Cultural History
A Rope Around My Picture; Wreck of the Circus Train: recording date: 1932. recording artist: Dalhart, Vernon. manufacturer: Homestead.
The object in the museum catalogue
Vernon Dalhart. side 1: A Rope Around My Picture; side 2: Wreck of the Circus Train (Homestead 23085). 78 rpm. Both tracks were originally recorded in 1932 and released on Crown 3340.
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: Dalhart, Vernon
- manufacturer: Homestead
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 1996.0320.14699
- collector/donor number: 386
- maker number: 23085
- accession number: 1996.0320
- catalog number: 1996.0320.14699
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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