Edison Gold Moulded Cylinder Record, "He Lost Her in the Subway," 1907
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Artifact Overview
Ada Jones was the first female popular singer to have a career making records. Her popular song recordings were largely humorous ones wherein she demonstrated her skill at using dialects. In this song, "the train began to swerve, we went around a curve" and 14 men fell into her lap! She found a man she liked more than her brand new husband!
Artifact Details
Artifact
Cylinder (Sound recording)
Date Made
1907
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Vocal performance by Ada Jones; cylinder made by National Phonograph Company, Orange, New Jersey. Music composed by S.R. Henry and lyrics by Alfred Bryan.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
58.42.69
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of F. Fisher in Memory of Eliza Knoch.
Material
Wax
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Felt (Textile)
Technique
Molding (Forming)
Color
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 4.625 in
Diameter: 2.563 in
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