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Six Victrola Records from the Trenches

Tulsa-resident Hugo “Hap” Gruenberg managed to haul a Victrola phonograph to France after he enlisted in the 42nd Rainbow Division of the American Expeditionary Forces in the spring of 1917. The 6 records left from his WWI service days feature 9…

Tags: 42nd (Rainbow) Division, American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), Arthur Pryor's Band, Battle of Saint-Mihiel, Billy Murray, Champagne-Marne, Conway's Band, Cultural Exchange, France, Gramophone & Typewriter Ltd., Hugo "Hap" Gruenberg, Irving Kaufman, Meuse-Argonne Offensive, National Duty, Patriotism, Trench Music, Victor Talking Machine Company, Victrola Phonograph

Blue Bell

(Pages 1 and 3 featuerd. Full document available through McFarlin Library's Special Collections) This document is the full sheet music for Edward Madden's "Blue Bell," published in 1904. The song opens with a young soldier paying his farewells to…

Tags: Death, Duty, Gender, Heroism, Homefront, Idealism, Masculinity, Music, Patriotism, Sacrifice, Separation, Soldiers, Youth

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