CARTRIDGE, TAPE

Description: 1. WHITE PLASTIC 8-TRACK CARTRIDGE. HAS A PAPER LABEL ON THE FRONT. LABEL HAS A LIGHT PURPLE BACKGROUND, AND FEATURES A PICTURE OF FOUR MEN IN FRONT OF A BUS. AT TOP OF PICTURE READS "THE OAK RIDGE BOYS HAVE ARRIVED". LABEL ALSO LISTS SONGS IN THE FOUR PROGRAMS ON TAPE. EMBOSSED ON BACK OF CARTRIDGE IS "MADE IN U.S.A.". 2. BOX. RECTANGULAR, CARDBOARD BOX. HAS OPENING IN BOTTOM, AND A LARGE RECTANGULAR HOLE IN FRONT. BOX IS COVERED IN CLEAR CELLOPHANE. BOX IS COLOURED WHITE, YELLOW, AND RED. FRONT READS "8 TRACK STEREO TAPE CARTRIDGE CARTOUCHE DE RUBAN". BACK OF BOX GIVES CARE INSTRUCTIONS IN FRENCH AND ENGLISH.

History: RECORDS AND 8-TRACKS IN COLLECTION WERE DONATED ALONG WITH A CABINET RECORD/8-TRACK PLAYER THAT WAS ACCEPTED BY MUSEUM AS AN EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION. COLLECTION BELONGED TO VERNA BROWN, WHO BOUGHT THE PLAYER IN 1971 IN TABER, SURROUNDING AREA. THE PLAYER WAS USED UNTIL VERNA MOVED TO A SENIORS LODGE JANUARY 2000. THE PLAYER WAS PURCHASED WITH FUNDS FROM VERNA'S MOTHERS ESTATE AFTER HER PASSING IN JANUARY 1971. MOTHER ARRIVED IN SOUTHERN ALBERTA IN 1915.