Victor Talking Machine Company Sales Catalog, "The Victrola in Americanization," 1920
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The Victor Talking Machine Company, founded by Eldridge R. Johnson in 1901 was a leading American producer of phonographs and phonograph recordings. In 1911, Victor established an educational department headed by Mrs. Frances Elliot Clark with the goal to develop early music appreciation. This educational catalog explained how Victor's Victrola phonographs could help recent immigrants assimilate into American society.
The Victor Talking Machine Company, founded by Eldridge R. Johnson in 1901 was a leading American producer of phonographs and phonograph recordings. In 1911, Victor established an educational department headed by Mrs. Frances Elliot Clark with the goal to develop early music appreciation. This educational catalog explained how Victor's Victrola phonographs could help recent immigrants assimilate into American society.
Artifact
Trade catalog
Date Made
1920
Subject Date
1920
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
99.241.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.25 in
Width: 5 in
Thickness: 0.25 in
Inscriptions
Printed on front cover: THE VICTROLA IN / AMERICANIZATION / Educational Department / Victor Talking Machine Company / Camden, New Jersey, U.S.A. Ink stamp on back cover: For Sale by / CURT C. ANDRUS / The Blue Front Music Store / 90 Webster Street / N. Tonawanda, N.Y.