For the Record | The Look Back

What do hit records tell us about life and business in post-WWI Wisconsin?
After World War I, factories and mass production were booming-and so was the record business! People had income to buy records and record players, and companies took notice. Paramount Records, started by the Wisconsin Chair Company based in Port Washington, sold records by well-known musicians of the time until the Great Depression crashed the party.
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