John Edwards memorial collection, n.d.

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John Edwards memorial collection, n.d.

Collection of Columbia Records test pressings of Anglo-American performer Ken Maynard (1895-1973), one of the first "singing cowboys" of western movies.

1 sound recording.

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Columbia Records, Inc.

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Since the founding of the Columbia Graphophone Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in the late 1880s, Columbia Records has pioneered major developments in all areas of the recording industry. Columbia Graphophone's most successful subsidiary, the Columbia Phonograph Company, distributed cylinder recordings and Edison phonographs in the Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C., region. In 1902 Columbia began issuing recorded discs as well as cylinders, and in 1904 it introduced the double-sided d...

Maynard, Ken, 1895-1973

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Wild west show, circus, and rodeo performer who starred in western films from the late 1920's to the mid 1940's. From the description of Ken Maynard circus material, 1914-1940 (bulk 1936-1938) [manuscript materials] : at the Autry National Center. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79597925 Wild West show, circus and rodeo performer who starred in Western films from the late 1920's to the mid-1940's. From the description of Ken Maynard collection, 1925-1944 [manuscri...