Blue Amberol Cylinder Record, "Virginia Reel," 1927
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Artifact Overview
During the 1920s, Henry Ford organized an "Old Time Orchestra" to play at dances Ford hosted to teach his friends and business associates the dances of Ford's rural youth. In 1925, Thomas Edison's staff traveled to Dearborn, Michigan, to record Ford's orchestra. For this recording, they set up their equipment at Fair Lane, Ford's home, capturing the orchestra playing this American country dance.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Cylinder (Sound recording)
Date Made
1927
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Selection performed by Henry Ford's Old Time Dance Orchestra; cylinder manufactured by Thomas A. Edison, Inc., Orange, New Jersey.
Location
at Legacy Locations in Photography
Object ID
89.0.766.4155
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Celluloid (Cellulosic)
Plaster
Cardboard
Color
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 4.25 in (record only)
Diameter: 2 in
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