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“Ireland Must Be Heaven, for My Mother Came from There”

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Object Details

composer

McCarthy, Joseph
Johnson, Howard
Fischer, Fred

publisher

Leo Feist, Inc.

Description (Brief)

This sheet music is for the song “Ireland Must Be Heaven, for My Mother Came from There” that was written and composed by Joe McCarthy, Howard Johnson and Fred Fischer. The sheet music was published by Leo Feist Inc. of New York City in 1916. The white and peach striped cover has an inset illustration of a castle on a coast ringed by a floral arrangement. There is an inset photograph of William Gaxton on the lower left of the cover. The illustration is signed with a Rosebud, who was an artist or artists who did illustrations for Feist and Berlin during this period.

Location

Currently not on view

Date made

1916

ID Number

1983.0424.038

accession number

1983.0424

catalog number

1983.0424.038

Object Name

sheet music

Physical Description

paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 13 1/2 in x 10 1/2 in; 34.29 cm x 26.67 cm

Place Made

United States: New York, New York City

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Immigration

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

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

Record ID

nmah_670852

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