Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1776.4
Medium:
Paper, broadside
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Phonograph record in box: Bill Simmons
Object Number:
Z.1842ab
Date:
1904
Medium:
Wax; cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 11.4 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
printed: on edge of record: "COON SONG BILL SIMMONS 9320"
printed: on paper label: "EDISON GOLD MOULDED RECORDS/ECHO ALL OVER THE WORLD..."
Description:
Black wax cylinder phonograph record of song "Bill Simmons," housed in original cylindrical cardboard box with printed Edison label.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
