Radio owned by Herman and Minnie Roundtree
date: label: Date
content: 1948
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Philco, American, founded 1892
label: Owned by
content: Herman L. Roundtree, American, 1892 - 1964
label: Owned by
content: Minnie Roundtree, American, 1896 - 1953
notes: label: Caption
content: This radio belonged to Herman and Minnie Roundtree. Minnie Jones Roundtree loved to play baseball with the boys when she was growing up. Herman bought her the radio so she could keep up with her favorite team, the St. Louis Cardinals.
label: Description
content: A Philco model 48-482 tabletop radio owned by Herman and Minnie Roundtree. The radio is made of stained wood with a white with red dashed grille cloth. Below the grille cloth is the radio tuning dial with short wave, FM and AM frequencies. Two plastic knobs are on either side of the dial. Ten plastic pushbuttons are below the dial. The back of the radio is open. Inside the radio are vacuum tubes, fuses, wire, an electrical cord and other radio components.
place: label: Place used
content: Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Baseball
label: Topic
content: Communication
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Radio
label: Topic
content: Rural life
label: Topic
content: Sports
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Exhibition
content: Power of Place
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.155.9
objectType: label: Type
content: radio
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood, metal, glass, cloth, wire, plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 12 × 20 × 12 1/2 in. (30.5 × 50.8 × 31.8 cm)