Book, "Mellie Dunham's 50 Fiddlin' Dance Tunes," 1926
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Fiddler Mellie Dunham's fame as a Henry Ford favorite garnered him enormous publicity--and he took full advantage of it. After playing for Ford, Dunham took a train to New York, where he signed a $500-a-week contract with the Keith-Albee vaudeville circuit. He played throughout the United States and Canada for seventeen months. Dunham also published this 1926 book of "Fiddlin' Dance Tunes."
Fiddler Mellie Dunham's fame as a Henry Ford favorite garnered him enormous publicity--and he took full advantage of it. After playing for Ford, Dunham took a train to New York, where he signed a $500-a-week contract with the Keith-Albee vaudeville circuit. He played throughout the United States and Canada for seventeen months. Dunham also published this 1926 book of "Fiddlin' Dance Tunes."
Artifact
Book
Date Made
1926
Subject Date
1926
Creators
Dunham, Alanson Mellen (Mellie), 1853-1931
Place of Creation
United States, New York, New York
Creator Notes
Authored by Mellie Dunham. Published by Carl Fischer, Inc., New York, New York.
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2012.50.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Michael Krischer.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 10.5 in
Width: 7 in
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