Library of Congress Librarian & John Lomax w/ Folk Song Recording, ca 1936

Library of Congress Librarian & John Lomax w/ Folk Song Recording, ca 1936 John Lomax holding 16 inch recording disc beside console turntable w/ Library of Congress Librarian Herbert Putnam & ?? sitting in front of wall of books. Lomax talking, MOS, while gesturing to record. Puts it on turntable w/ difficulty & plays. MS men listening. Lomax talking. 21:27:58 MCU of shelves of books in Library of Congress storage stacks. Lomax & ?? walk out w/ recording in sleeve. 21:28:33 CU of shelves. Lomax replaces disc into large box on shelf. Repeat. 21:29:09 Lomax standing, talking & putting disc on record player for Putnam & ??. 21:30:16 Ext. Library of Congress w/ traffic past. No leaves on trees. 21:30:45 CU sign: Music Division. CU sign on storage box American Folk-Song Collection. 21:31:01 Int. of LIbrary of Congress ornate hallway & people on balcony looking down. Ethnomusicology; Folksinging; 1930s; Depression; Ethnic; Library of Congress Recordings; Folk Life;