The balloon polka = L'aëronaute A. Wallerstein

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Object Details

Author

Wallerstein, A (Anton) 1813-1892

Bella C. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Sheet Music (Smithsonian Institution. Libraries) DSI

Sarony & Major

Notes

Caption title

Illustrated title page features a full color view of sailing ships in port and a balloon aloft with passenger holding flags; includes insets of a girl in Scottish costume holding a bird and a view of Venice with musicians in the foreground. Signed "Lith. of Sarony & Major, N.Y."

List title page reads: Three polkas. Balloon polka ; The brunette polka ; Adriatic polka

For piano

Also available online

There is another copy in the NASMRB Landauer collection, cover only. A third copy in song book box with cover and last page of music

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Date

185u

To 1901

1850-1860

Call number

M1 .B4

Type

Songs and music

Pictorial works

Sheet music covers

Sheet music

Physical description

5 pages of music 34 cm

Place

United States

Italy

Venice

Venice (Italy)

Data Source

Smithsonian Libraries

Topic

Balloons

Piano music

Polkas

Popular instrumental music

Balloonists

Balloons (Aircraft)

Birds

Clipper ships

Costumes--Scottish

Flags

Girls

Harbors

Sailing ships

Street musicians

American

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

siris_sil_980171