Edmund Berky Playing the Cimbalom during a Ford Radio Station WWI Broadcast, 1924

THF108663 / Edmund Berky Playing the Cimbalom during a Ford Radio Station WWI Broadcast, 1924

THF108664 / Edmund Berky Playing the Cimbalom during a Ford Radio Station WWI Broadcast, 1924 / back

Artifact Overview

Edmund Berky provided musical entertainment for a Ford Motor Company radio program in May 1924. Berky played several selections -- ranging from classical to folk tunes -- on a cimbalom, which is similar to a dulcimer. Musicians play the cimbalom by striking metal strings with spoon-shaped wooden hammers covered with cotton, felt, or leather.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

22 May 1924

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department

Collection Title

Photographs for the Company Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.189.2268

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in

Keywords	Photographic prints Photographs Cimbaloms Dance music Musical instruments Musicians Radio broadcasting Radio programs Berky, Edmund, b. 1895 Ford Motor Company WWI (Radio station : Dearborn, Mich.)