Key Image + Media Citations

Key Image – Smitty’s Jukebox Museum

Our key image, embedded below, is of Smitty’s Jukebox Museum in tiny Pharr in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. This image will be featured on the course website.

This image is also used as our Header Image.

We obtained this image from the Library of Congress and it features both a Wurlitzer machine and rare 1942 “bubbler.” According to photographer Carol M. Highsmith, Dennis and Leo Schmidt of the Jukebox Museum “have been restoring, repairing, and displaying jukeboxes for many years.” Even though jukeboxes are uncommon today, at least in their original form, their unique and captivating design still holds a place of nostalgia for many. [1]

Media and Citations

The following images below will be used throughout our website. They are organized by which category of pages they will appear on. Citations for each image appear under the image, as well as in the “Notes” section at the bottom of the page.

Section One: Invention/Development

Holy water vending machine

R, Rajkumar. “Ancient Coin-Operated Holy Water Dispensing Machine.” Elixir Of Knowledge. Accessed October 16, 2019. https://www.elixirofknowledge.com/2014/06/ancient-coin-operated-holy-water.html.


Blitz, Matt. “Pay for Play: Who Invented the Jukebox?” Popular Mechanics, November 14, 2017. https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a21127/how-the-jukebox-got-its-groove/.
Bellis, Mary. “The History of the Electric Telegraph and Telegraphy.” ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/the-history-of-the-electric-telegraph-and-telegraphy-1992542 (accessed October 16, 2019).
“File:Jukebox.Jpg – Engineering and Technology History Wiki.” Accessed October 16, 2019. https://ethw.org/File:Jukebox.jpg.
“Tinfoil Phonograph – The Edison Papers.” Accessed October 16, 2019. http://edison.rutgers.edu/tinfoil.htm.
“The Automatic Age: Coin-Operated Machines | SFO Museum.” Accessed October 16, 2019. https://www.sfomuseum.org/exhibitions/automatic-age-coin-operated-machines/detail#1.
“Musical Treasures Of Miami” “6b COIN-OPS.” Accessed October 16, 2019. http://musicaltreasuresofmiami.com/6b-coin-ops.html.
MUSICAL TREASURES OF MIAMI. “6b COIN-OPS.” Accessed October 16, 2019. http://musicaltreasuresofmiami.com/6b-coin-ops.html.
MUSICAL TREASURES OF MIAMI. “6b COIN-OPS.” Accessed October 16, 2019. http://musicaltreasuresofmiami.com/6b-coin-ops.html.

Section Two: Rise to Popularity/Golden Age:

Detail: Original 1940s Wurlitzer 1015 Vinyl Jukebox. Games Room Company. Accessed October 16, 2019.
Detail: Original 1940s Wurlitzer 1015 Vinyl Jukebox. Games Room Company. Accessed October 16, 2019.
Original 1940s Wurlitzer 1015 Vinyl Jukebox. Games Room Company. Accessed October 16, 2019.
Vachon, John, photographer. Farm boys and girls dancing to a jukebox at Mary’s Place on U.S. Highway 29 near Charlottesville, Virginia. Albermarle Albermarle. United States Virginia, 1943. Mar. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017848140/.
Gruber, Edward, photographer. Conversion. Jukebox plant. A skilled milling machine operator, this employee of an Eastern jukebox manufacturing concern has already been given war work to do. Rudolph Wurlitzer, North Tonawanda, New York. New York Niagara County North Tonawanda North Tonawanda. United States, 1942. Feb. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017690800/.
Vachon, John, photographer. JIm Tillma at the jukebox in the grill in the student union. University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Lancaster County Lincoln Lincoln. Nebraska United States, 1942. May. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017831568/.
Rothstein, Arthur, photographer. Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Sergeant Williams and friends playing a jukebox in the service club. Cumberland County Fort Bragg Fort Bragg. North Carolina United States, 1942. Mar. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017828993/.
Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc, photographer. Raymond Loewy, apartment at 900 5th Ave., New York City. Jukebox. New York, 1960. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/gsc1994009357/PP/.
Lapidus, Morris, Client, Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc, photographer. Martin’s department store, business in Brooklyn, New York. Mural with jukebox. New York, 1945. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/gsc1994022754/PP/.
“Amusement Arcades from the Past.” Accessed October 16, 2019. http://penny-arcade.info/amusement-arcades-from-the-past.

Section Three: Competition & Decline

“Welcome to PinRescue.Com – Pinball Machines for Sale, Pinball Game Restoration and Pinball Service and More….” Accessed October 16, 2019. https://pinrescue.com/games/bow_arrow2.html.
“Amusement Arcades from the Past.” Accessed October 16, 2019. http://penny-arcade.info/amusement-arcades-from-the-past.
“Amusement Arcades from the Past.” Accessed October 16, 2019. http://penny-arcade.info/amusement-arcades-from-the-past.
“Amusement Arcades from the Past.” Accessed October 16, 2019. http://penny-arcade.info/amusement-arcades-from-the-past.
“Amusement Arcades from the Past.” Accessed October 16, 2019. http://penny-arcade.info/amusement-arcades-from-the-past.
“Amusement Arcades from the Past.” Accessed October 16, 2019. http://penny-arcade.info/amusement-arcades-from-the-past.
“Amusement Arcades from the Past.” Accessed October 16, 2019. http://penny-arcade.info/amusement-arcades-from-the-past.
“Amusement Arcades from the Past.” Accessed October 16, 2019. http://penny-arcade.info/amusement-arcades-from-the-past.
“Amusement Arcades from the Past.” Accessed October 16, 2019. http://penny-arcade.info/amusement-arcades-from-the-past.

Section Four: Nostalgia & the Jukebox Today

AUSTIN, TX – MARCH 08: A general view of atmosphere at TouchTunes Enabled Crowdsourced Music At The 2013 frog SXSW Interactive Opening Party at Palmer Events Center on March 8, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for TouchTunes)
Highsmith, Carol M, photographer. One of several vintage jukeboxes at the Jukebox Museum, Pharr, Texas. Pharr Texas United States, None. [Between 1980 and 2006] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2011633318/.
Highsmith, Carol M, photographer. A jukebox inside the period soda fountain at the East Texas Oil Museum, in Kilgore, Texas. Kilgore Texas United States, 2014. -05-18. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2014633058/.
“Jukeboxes: The Complete History.” Accessed October 16, 2019. https://www.homeleisuredirect.com/blog/jukeboxes/jukeboxes-complete-history.html.
“Jukeboxes: The Complete History.” Accessed October 16, 2019. https://www.homeleisuredirect.com/blog/jukeboxes/jukeboxes-complete-history.html.
“NGX-32.” AMI Entertainment. Accessed October 29, 2019. https://amientertainment.com/classic-ngx/.
Editor, RePlay. “TouchTunes and the New Angelina Jukebox – April 2018.” RePlay Magazine, April 1, 2018. https://www.replaymag.com/touchtunes-april-2018/.
Richter, Felix. “Infographic: The Surprising Comeback of Vinyl Records.” Statista Infographics, April 12, 2019. https://www.statista.com/chart/7699/lp-sales-in-the-united-states/.
“Antique Apparatus CD Jukebox.” at 1stdibs. Accessed October 29, 2019. https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/more-furniture-collectibles/collectibles-curiosities/musical-instruments/antique-apparatus-cd-jukebox/id-f_4890813/.

Notes

[1] Highsmith, Carol M, photographer. Smitty’s Jukebox Museum in tiny Pharr in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Pharr Texas United States, None. [Between 1980 and 2006] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2011632355/.