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Additional authors

1. Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971
2. Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
3. Kirwan, Michael J. (Michael Joseph), 1886-1970
4. Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022
5. Jonkman, Bartel J. (Bartel John), 1884-1955
6. Madden, Ray J. (Ray John), 1892-1987

Description

1. 2 streaming audio files (approximately 20 minutes) : digital, mono.

Subject

1. New York International Airport Dedication
2. Radio programs > Excerpts

Genre/Form

1. Radio programs.

Contents

1. File 1: Dedication ceremony for New York International Airport (later renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport) featuring excerpts of speeches by NY governor Thomas Dewey and President Harry S. Truman -- Panel discussion on contemporary music featuring [Malcolm?] Sargent and others -- Opposing Republican and Democratic statements about suspected Communist infiltration of the U.S. Government (Rep. Michael Kirwan, Democrat of Ohio, and unidentified Republican congressman) -- Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain) dedicates the ship John Williams VI -- Rep. Bartel Jonkman of Michigan and Rep. Ray Madden of Indiana present opposing views on the recently passed Credit Control Bill, that places limits on bank credit and iinstallment buying.
2. File 2. There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight -- [unidentified opera excerpt] -- Geordie (ballad excerpt) -- Will the circle be unbroken? (Brown's Ferry Four) -- Announcement about Jackie Robinson -- The Lord's prayer -- Anecdote about infidelity -- I know my love [excerpt] (Burl Ives) -- Girl in the blue velvet band [excerpt] -- Commentary about moving Buffalo Bill's grave from Colorado to Wyoming.

Call number

1. *LJ-10 406

Note

1. Compilation of excerpts from various radio programs originally broadcast in 1948. File 1 begins with excerpt of the dedication ceremony for New York International Airport. File 2 is primarily music and songs.
2. Title provided by cataloger.

Access (note)

1. Access to original items restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio at NYPL Research Libraries only.

Title

1. Alan Lomax radio show. : Excerpts, 1948.

Production

1. [1948].

Type of content

1. spoken word
2. performed music

Type of medium

1. computer
2. audio

Type of carrier

1. audio disc
2. online resource

Original version

1. Archival original : (1 audio disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, aluminum based lacquer, mono ; 10 in.) in *LJ-10 406.

Access

1. Access to original items restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio at NYPL Research Libraries only.

Event

1. Originally broadcast in 1948.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Added author

1. Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971, speaker.
2. Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972, speaker.
3. Kirwan, Michael J. (Michael Joseph), 1886-1970, speaker.
4. Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022, speaker.
5. Jonkman, Bartel J. (Bartel John), 1884-1955, speaker.
6. Madden, Ray J. (Ray John), 1892-1987, speaker.

Research call number

1. *LJ-10 406