Advertisement for John McCormack's Recordings

Catalog advertisement

Title

Advertisement for John McCormack's Recordings

Description

This advertisement for John McCormack's record "That Tumble-Down Shack in Athlone" reveals how Victor Records capitalized on Irish immigrants' nostalgia for their homeland.

Date

1920

Source

Library of Congress American Folklife Center,
Ethnic recordings in America: a neglected heritage

Type

Catalog advertisement
This advertisement for John McCormack's record "That Tumble-Down Shack in Athlone" reveals how Victor Records capitalized on Irish immigrants' nostalgia for their homeland.