Object Details
composer
Williams, Harry
Judge, Jack
publisher
Chappell-Harms Inc.
Chappell and Co. Ltd.
Description
This sheet music is for the song “It’s A Long Long Way to Tipperary.” The song was written and composed by Jack Judge and Harry Williams. The song was published by Chappell and Co. Ltd. in the United States, but by B. Feldman & Co. in all other countries. The cover features an image of an Irish soldier marching in full battle regalia. The soldier is called Tommy Atkins, a generic term for a soldier in the British Army. The sheet music was “Courtesy of Leslie’s Weekly,” a weekly illustrated newspaper published in the U.S.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Janice Plowman
publishing date
1912
ID Number
1982.0736.05
accession number
1982.0736
catalog number
1982.0736.05
Object Name
sheet music
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 12 5/8 in x 9 1/4 in; 32.0675 cm x 23.495 cm
place made
United States: New York, New York
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
related event
World War I
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_668522