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Ragtime Jamboree

Object Details

Description (Brief)

Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band. Ragtime Jamboree (Decca DL 5456).
33-1/3 rpm.

The cover art for this album was made by Robert M. Jones (1913-1993) an American graphic designer and printmaker. Jones worked as art director for Columbia Records from 1945-1953, then for RCA Victor and affiliated labels.

Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
recording artist
Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band
manufacturer
Decca
release date
1953
Credit Line
Gift of Lucy C. Shain in memory of James Lewis Shain
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
vinyl (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
Object Name
sound recording

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