“Good-Bye My Lady Love”

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Object Details

user

Woodside, Lura

lyricist; composer

Howard, Joseph E.

performer

Emerson, Ida

publisher

Harris, Charles K.

Description

This sheet music for the song “Good-Bye My Lady Love” was written and composed by Joseph. E. Howard, and published by Charles K. Harris of New York, New York in 1904. The cover touts the song as being “Introduced & Sung with Great Success by Ida Emerson,” with a full length picture of Emerson framed by flowers in the center of the cover. The cover also notes that Howard and Emerson were the composers of the popular “’Hello Ma Baby’ and ‘Honey Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone’ etc.”

The cover art for this sheet music was made by brothers William Starmer (1872-1957) and Frederick Starmer (1878-1962) Born and raised in England, the brothers moved with their family to New York, William in 1898 and Frederick in 1899. The Starmer Brothers flourished until 1929. William became a U.S. citizen in 1924, while Frederick returned to England in 1929.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of C. Malcolm Watkins

publishing date

1904

ID Number

1979.1154.07

accession number

1979.1154

catalog number

1979.1154.07

Object Name

sheet music

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

ink (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 14 in x 11 in; 35.56 cm x 27.94 cm

place made

United States: New York, New York

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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment

Popular Entertainment

Music & Musical Instruments

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-883f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_662354