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Photo, Print, Drawing Old hen cackled and rooster laid an egg

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About this Item

Title

  • Old hen cackled and rooster laid an egg

Names

  • Lomax, John Avery (1867-1948) (Recordist)
  • Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terrill) (Recordist)
  • Harris, Joe (Performer)
  • West, Kid (Performer)

Created / Published

  • Shreveport, Louisiana

Headings

  • -  United States of America -- Louisiana -- Shreveport
  • -  card catalogs

Genre

  • card catalogs

Notes

  • -  This is a digitized catalog card, not an audio recording.
  • -  Instrument: Guitar
  • -  Instrument: Mandolin
  • -  Incorrect shelf no.
  • -  Statement of responsibility: Played by Joe Harris on guitar and Kid West on mandolin.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • AFS Number: AFS 03991 A04

Source Collection

  • Traditional Music and Spoken Word Card Catalog

Repository

  • american folklife center

Digital Id

Online Format

  • image

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

The contents of the Traditional Music and Spoken Word Card Catalog are in the public domain and are free to use and reuse.

Credit line: American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Lomax, John Avery, Ruby T Lomax, Joe Harris, and Kid West. Old Hen Cackled and Rooster Laid an Egg. Louisiana Shreveport United States, 1940. Shreveport, Louisiana. Photograph. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc9999005.11656/.

APA citation style:

Lomax, J. A., Lomax, R. T., Harris, J. & West, K. (1940) Old Hen Cackled and Rooster Laid an Egg. Louisiana Shreveport United States, 1940. Shreveport, Louisiana. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc9999005.11656/.

MLA citation style:

Lomax, John Avery, et al. Old Hen Cackled and Rooster Laid an Egg. Shreveport, Louisiana. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/afc9999005.11656/>.