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Title
Dan
Emmett
Violin
Subject
Arts and Entertainment
Military Ohio
Musicians
Violins
Musical instruments
Emmett, Daniel Decatur, 1815-1904
Place
Mt. Vernon (Ohio)
Knox County (Ohio)
Description
Musician
and
composer
Daniel
Decatur
Emmett
used
this
violin
during
the
Civil
War
.
It
was
given
to him by a
pupil
in
New
York
who
left
for the
Civil
War
.
Emmett
later
had the
lion
head
decoration
put
on the
violin
. The
violin
measures
31.49
by
9.84
by
4.33
inches
(80
by
25
by
11
cm)
.
Daniel
Decatur
Emmett
(1815-1904)
was
born
in
Mt
.
Vernon
,
Ohio
. He
wrote
many
songs
that
gained
popularity
in
minstrel
shows
,
including
"
Dixie
" "
Old
Dan
Tucker
" and "
Turkey
in the
Straw.
" He
showed
a
talent
for
music
at a
young
age
, and
ran
away
from
home
at the
age
of
17
to
join
the
army
,
serving
as a
drummer
.
After
a
two-year
stint
in the
army
, he
helped
to
form
a
minstrel
troop
. He
began
composing
songs
in
African-American
dialect
for these
performances
. In
1888
,
Emmett
returned
to
Mt
.
Vernon
,
where
he
lived
until
his
death
. He
became
known
as "
Uncle
Dan
" and was
something
of a
local
character
going
about
town
in
theatrical-styled
clothing
and
occasionally
performing
his
songs
.
Date of Original
1863
circa
Source
Historical
object(s)
or
artifact(s)
;
H
47503
Format
picture
;
objects
Submitting Institution
Ohio Historical Society
Rights
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to
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Type
StillImage
File Name
Om1431_1160574_001.tif
Image Height
2048
Image Width
1536
File Size
765.06 KB
Date created
2009-01-05
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