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Published by:
Leo Feist, Inc., American, 1909 - 1935  Search this
Herman Darewski Music Publishing Co Ltd., English, 1917 - 1919  Search this
Composed by:
George W. Meyer, American, 1884 - 1959  Search this
Written by:
Grant Clarke, American, 1891 - 1931  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (closed): 10 7/16 × 6 3/4 in. (26.5 × 17.1 cm)
H x W (open): 10 7/16 × 13 9/16 in. (26.5 × 34.4 cm)
Type:
sheet music
Place made:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Paris, France, Europe
Date:
1918
Description:
Sheet music for the song "You'll Find Old Dixieland in France." The front of the four pages features a large Eiffel Tower with a blue background and a black and white photograph of Paris below. On the right of the Eiffel Tower is an inset circle with an image of men picking cotton in the field. At the bottom of the front page is the maker's mark, a white rectangle with black print that reads, [POPULAR [wreath with L.F. in center] EDITION / LEO. FEIST INC. NEW YORK / HERMAN DAREWSKI MUSIC PUBLISHING CO. LONDON, ENG.] The two inner pages are sheet music. On the bottom of the left page, the text states, [Copyright MCMXVIII by LEO. FEIST, Inc. Feist Building, N.Y. / International Copyright Secured and Reserved / London - Herman Darewski Music Pub. Co.] The back page is an advertisement for, [An 80 Page Patriotic Pocket / size Song Book]. Images of sheet music overlap each other on the right side of the page with a featured one on the bottom left, [SONGS / The Soldiers / And Sailors / SING].
Topic:
African American  Search this
Military  Search this
Music  Search this
World War I  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Laird
Object number:
2017.111.21
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd580a59039-2b09-4bc3-becf-7fb467f1a307
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.111.21