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Radio owned by Herman and Minnie Roundtree

1948

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C., United States

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.

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  • Title: Radio owned by Herman and Minnie Roundtree
  • Date Created: 1948
  • Physical Dimensions: H x W x D: 12 × 20 × 12 1/2 in. (30.5 × 50.8 × 31.8 cm)
  • Subject Keywords: Rural life, Baseball, Communities, Domestic life, Family, Radio, Sports, Communication
  • Medium: wood, metal, glass, cloth, wire, plastic
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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