Object Details
publisher
Leo Feist, Inc.
Description (Brief)
This sheet music is for the song “I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier.” Alfred Bryan wrote the lyrics to the song and Al Piantadosi composed the music. Leo Feist Inc. of New York City published this sheet music in 1915. The cover features an illustration of an old woman sitting by a fireplace clutching her son to her, with visions of warfare floating above her head. There is an inset photograph of the “American Comedy Four” on the left of the cover. The illustrator signed the cover with a “Rosebud” on the lower left.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1915
ID Number
1983.0424.176
accession number
1983.0424
catalog number
1983.0424.176
Object Name
sheet music
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 14 in x 10 1/2 in; 35.56 cm x 26.67 cm
place made
United States: New York, New York
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_670990
