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      • Brown wax home recording of On the banks of the Wabash, far away, sung by D. Smelling (?); Take back your gold, by male in falsetto; and man singing When the bees are in the hive

Brown wax home recording of On the banks of the Wabash, far away, sung by D. Smelling (?); Take back your gold, by male in falsetto; and man singing When the bees are in the hive

Cylinder13067

Performer:
Smelling, D.
Place of Publication:
[Place of production unknown],
Issued Date:
1904
Genres:
Personal recordings
Notes:

Place of recording likely the United States.

Announcement at beginning: "On the Banks of the Wabash Far Away, by [D. Smelling (?)]."

D. Smelling (?).

The David Giovannoni Collection of home cylinder recordings (Smelling family recordings, Set Number: 243-05).

Brown wax cylinder.

Description:

Male vocal solo, "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away."

Physical Description:
1 cylinder (ca. 2 min.) : 144.9 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/f3nz8725
Catalog System Number:
990041105600203776
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.