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If I could see as far ahead as I can see behind by Branen & Lange

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Author:
Lange, Arthur 1889-1956  Search this
Branen, Jeff T. 1872-1927  Search this
Buck, Gene  Search this
Cole, Bob 1868-1911  Search this
Johnson, J. Rosamond (John Rosamond) 1873-1954  Search this
Morton, Ed  Search this
Bella C. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Sheet Music (Smithsonian Institution. Libraries) DSI  Search this
Subject:
Cole, Bob 1868-1911  Search this
Johnson, J. Rosamond (John Rosamond) 1873-1954  Search this
Physical description:
1 score (5 pages) 36 cm
Type:
Caricatures and cartoons
Portraits
Songs and music
Advertisements
Caricatures
Sheet music covers
Sheet music
Place:
United States
Date:
1910
1901-1910
1910-1920
Notes:
"Introduced by the Big Stars--Cole & Johnson and Ed. Morton"
Extra verses by Jeff T. Branen on verso of title page
For voice and piano
Illustrated title page depicts a caricature of a black man operating a biplane while looking through a telescope among the clouds. Inset reproduction of a sheet music cover with portrait of Cole & Johnson surrounded by incipits of songs: The owl and the moon. Under the bamboo tree. Big chief. My castle on the Nile. Mexico. Lindy. Dusky maiden. The Congo love story. Warm spot. The maiden with the dreamy eyes. Mandy. Lazy Moon. Oh! didn't he ramble. Illustration signed "Gene Buck"
Publisher's advertisement on verso of p. 5, captioned "The Novelty Song Success of 1910," has page of music (reduced) for the chorus of: I've got the time, I've got the place, but it's hard to find the girl / lyric by Ballard Macdonald ; music by S.R. Henry
Also available online
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Topic:
African Americans  Search this
Popular music  Search this
Songs with piano  Search this
Air pilots  Search this
Biplanes  Search this
Clouds  Search this
Entertainers  Search this
Telescopes  Search this
American  Search this
Call number:
M1 .B4
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_982113