Alexandria Digital Research Library

Brown wax home recording of Down in the licensed saloon, by F. E. Landinger (?)

Cylinder13244

Composer:
Williams, W. A.
Performer:
Van Meter, F. G.
Variant Title:
Down in the licensed saloon
Place of Publication:
[Place of production unknown],
Issued Date:
1894
Genres:
Personal recordings
Notes:

Mrs. F. G. Van Meter.

The David Giovannoni Collection of home cylinder recordings (Set Number: 339-01, Originally acquired: From Bill Marten (Madison, WI), wife's family's recordings, 2007).

Inscription on base of box: "Down in the Licensed Saloon."

Place of recording likely the United States.

Announcement at beginning: "Down in the Licensed Saloon, sung by Mrs. F. G. Van Meter."

Brown wax cylinder.

Description:

Female vocal solo with organ ccompaniment. According to tradition in the family that preserved the cylinder, this may have been Hannah Olive (Van Meter) Leighton, daughter of Cyrus and Virginia Van Meter; based on the announcement, however, the singer is more likely to be the wife of her brother F. G. Van Meter.

Physical Description:
1 cylinder (ca. 2 min.) : 160.0 rpm ; 2 1/4 x 4 in.
Format:
Audio musical
Collection(s):
Cylinder Audio Archive
Library Location:
Department of Special Research Collections
ARK:
ark:/48907/f3j38s0b
Catalog System Number:
990041103830203776
Copyright Holder:
University of California (System). Regents
Restrictions:

MP3 files of the restored cylinders available for download are copyrighted by the Regents of the University of California. They are licensed for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License. Acknowledgments for reuse of the transfers should read "University of California, Santa Barbara Library." The original wav files (either unedited or restored) can be provided upon request for commercial or non-commercial use such as CD reissues, film/tv synchronization, use on websites or in exhibits. The University of California makes no claims or warranties as to the copyright status of the original recordings and charges a use fee for the use of the transfers. Please contact the University of California, Santa Barbara Library Department of Special Research Collections for information on licensing cylinder transfers.