Roy Acuff
date: label: negative
content: 1973
label: print
content: 2003
name: label: maker
content: Horenstein, Henry
notes: label: Description
content: Often called the King of Country Music, Roy Acuff (1903-1992) had a career as a performer and as the first publisher of country sheet music. His first break came with his recording of "The Great Speckled Bird" in 1936. In 1937 Acuff became a regular member of the Grand Ole Opry, and his relatonship with the Opry and its fans lasted for the rest of his life.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: Tennessee, Nashville-Davidson, Grand Ole Opry
label: Associated Place
content: United States: Tennessee, Nashville-Davidson, Ryman Theater
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content: Work and Industry: Photographic History
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Photography
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content: Art
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Horenstein, Henry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2003.0169.041
label: accession number
content: 2003.0169
label: catalog number
content: 2003.0169.041
objectType: label: Object Name
content: photograph
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 in x 14 in; 27.94 cm x 35.56 cm