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African American History

Paramount Records

Posted on August 24, 2018

The Wisconsin Chair Company’s (WCC) decision to enter the record label industry was an economic one. With the United Phonographic Corporation (UPC) picking up steam, management at the WCC began pressing records. The UPC’s first …

Posted in Arts & Leisure, Economics, Science & Technology, Sergio GonzálezTagged 1920s, African American History, Grafton, Great Depression, Milwaukee, Music, science and technology

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