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Chinese, Persian and Japanese are not very common. Yes, Bohemian is Czech.MisterGramophone wrote: Mon Jun 09, 2025 8:18 pmHow common was Chinese, Persian, and Japanese with the Columbia international series? Also, isn’t “Bohemian” just Czech?ChesterCheetah18 wrote: Sun Jun 08, 2025 9:43 pm As would be expected, there were records pressed here in many, many languages. As Carlos mentioned, both Victor and Columbia had domestic "international" series records. German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Polish are probably the most common. I also have Hungarian, "Bohemian", Swedish, Finnish, Lithuanian, Hebrew/Yiddish, Irish and others.
As a suggestion, you may do some research into the area where you are to find out about different ethnic populatins. For instance, I'm my home state of Michigan, the Detroit area probably has the most diverse ethnic population in the state, particularly Arabic, and Farsi speakers. The Upper Peninsula once had a large Welsh and Scandinavian population. The west side of the state had a large Dutch population, and those types of records are easier found there. California had areas with large Asian populatons. There were "pockets" of immigrants all over, so those may be the areas to look into.
Please send me a PM if there's anything you're particularly interested in. I may be able to help.
Steve
I had not seen that. That’s very helpful. Thank you!!Pathé Logical wrote: Mon Jun 09, 2025 10:28 pm Steve and MisterGramophone --- Maybe you've seen this, but perhaps this will answer some of your questions: https://web.archive.org/web/20210320200 ... series.pdf
My potato doesn’t let it workChesterCheetah18 wrote: Wed Jun 11, 2025 12:08 pmI had not seen that. That’s very helpful. Thank you!!Pathé Logical wrote: Mon Jun 09, 2025 10:28 pm Steve and MisterGramophone --- Maybe you've seen this, but perhaps this will answer some of your questions: https://web.archive.org/web/20210320200 ... series.pdf
Steve