"Circa 1927-1928
The Orthophonic Victrola-Radiola 7-3 was similar to the 7-30 and the Alhambra I Victrola-Radiola. The intoductory price was $375 including the tubes. The radio, located under the left lid, was RCA's Radiola 20, a popular tuned...
Sears & Roebuck advertised the Concert Roller Organ for $7.60 including 5 tunes. Extra rollers were $0.18 each! 14,000 roller organs and 200,000 rollers were made in one year in the 1880's.
This machine was distributed by the American Graphophone Company in America, but it was built by the French Company, Pathe. Pathe was noted for its recordings of opera, including Caruso's first opera.
This 20-note organette plays by turning the handle and pumping the bellows. The rollers, or “cobs,” can be changed for various tunes. Sears & Roebuck advertised it for $3.25 including 3 rollers.
Campus; Aerial view; Old Main; Lee Hall; McCain Engineering Building; Carpenter Hall; Montgomery Hall
Aerial view of campus--shows many buildings including Old Main; Montgomery Hall; Lee Hall; McCain Engineering Building; Carpenter Hall; YMCA Building; Harned Hall; etc.
Campus; Montgomery Hall; Old Main; Academic Building; Chemistry Building; Mess Hall; McCain Engineering Building
Postcard showing the early A & M campus including: Montgomery Hall, Old Main, Academic building, Chemisty Building, the Mess Hall, and McCain Engineering building
Harper's Weekly cover of Grant, weighed down by the problems of his administration (including Santo Domingo, the Financial Crisis, the KKK, and many others) as a copperhead snake wraps around his leg and various dogs nip at his heels while wearing...
