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Description
Announcement at beginning: "By the [crowd (?)] for the Columbia Phonograph Company of New York, Paris, and York." Brown wax cylinder. Place of recording likely the United States. Performers not given. Mixed chorus sings "Old Folks at Home," followed by man reciting and speaking, including a list of items various people would be taking to a picnic; concludes with group singing "So say we all of us" to the tune of "God Save the Queen." Also available online via the Internet. Sung in English. The David Giovannoni Collection of home cylinder recordings (Set Number: 124-01).
Type
sound
Format
Audio Audio cylinder Electronic resource
Extent
1 cylinder (ca. 2 min.) : 108.1 rpm ; 2 1/4 x 4 in.
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