John Edwards memorial collection, n.d.

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John Edwards memorial collection, n.d.

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Recordings from 78 rpm records on the subject of Charles Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic in 1927. The recordings are ballads by various artists from that era, including Harry Crane, Bob Thomas, Leroy Monesanto, Ernest Rogers, Vaughn De Leath (1896-1943), and Rev. Leora Ross; all Anglo-American singers. Five of the ballads are by Vernon Dalhart (1883-1948) of Jefferson, Tex.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974

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Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974) was an American aviator, military officer, author, inventor, and activist. At the age of 25 in 1927, he went from obscurity as a U.S. Air Mail pilot to instantaneous world fame by winning the Orteig Prize for making a nonstop flight from New York City to Paris. Lindbergh covered the ​33 1⁄2-hour, 3,600-statute-mile (5,800 km) flight alone in a purpose-built, single-engine Ryan monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis. While the first non-...

Ross, Leora.

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Thomas, Bob, 1941-

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Crane, Harry, 1914-1999

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Harry Crane was born in Brooklyn, NY and became a stand up comedian by age 19. He was recruited by MGM to write Hollywood films earning his first credit with Air raid wardens (1943). He is best remembered for creating and writing the Honeymooners (1951). In the 1970s, he helped write Dean Martin's Celebrity roast series. He also helped script numerous award presentation shows including the Academy Awards and the Emmy Awards. Over the years, Crane wrote for and befriended a variety of entertainer...

Rogers, Ernesto N.

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Dalhart, Vernon, 1883-1948

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Monesanto, Leroy.

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De Leath, Vaughn

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