Matrix MVE-49517. Dedication of the Cascade Tunnel / J. B. Campbell ; George Olsen and his Music ; Graham McNamee ; Ernestine Schumann-Heink

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Dedication of the Cascade Tunnel EDVR editors

Title Source
Dedication of the Cascade Tunnel (Primary title) EDVR editors
Makin' whoopie [conclusion] (Alternate title) Audition
Land of hope and glory (Alternate title) Audition
Land of hope and glory, voice, piano (Uniform title)

Primary Performer Notes
Graham McNamee (speaker)
J. B. Campbell (speaker)
George Olsen and his Music (Musical group) "Making whoopie"
Ernestine Schumann-Heink (vocalist: contralto) "Land of hope and glory"

Description: Radio broadcast : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; talk; contralto vocal solo, with piano
Master Size: 16-inch
Title Note: Program segment includes a performance by the Olsen band in New York City and talk by J. B. Campbell, chairman, Interstate Commerce Commission, in Washington, D.C. and a performance by Schumann-Heink, from San Francisco.

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1/12/1929 (Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. [relay]) 1

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Carried over an NBC network. This broadcast describes the opening of the Great Northern Railway's tunnel through the Cascade Mountains. Announcements are made by Graham McNamee, speeches are made by President Hoover and Great Northern Railway president Ralph Budd, and music is provided by George Olsen and his Music in New York as well as Ernestine Schumann-Heink in San Francisco.
Victor ledgers: "Graham McNamee announcing and Mr. Campbell, address."
Victor ledgers: "Special records (for personal use only)," indicating that the master recording was made on commission or not intended for release.
Source(s) consulted: Victor ledgers.

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