“I Love You in the Same Old Way”

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Object Details

lyricist

Ford, Walter H.

composer

Bratton, John W.

publisher

M. Witmark & Sons

Description

This sheet music is for the song “I Love You in The Same Old Way.” The song was written by Walter H. Ford and composed by John W. Brattor, and published by Witmark and Sons in 1896. The cover features the portraits of Maxwell and Simpson who originally sang and illustrated the song in their Vaudeville routine. In performances of illustrated songs, pre-photographed scenes that conveyed the content of the song would be projected on the stage behind the performers as a visual aid for the audience.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of C. Malcolm Watkins

publishing date

1896

ID Number

1979.1154.04

accession number

1979.1154

catalog number

1979.1154.04

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

United States: Illinois, Chicago

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-d22c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_663820