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“Oh! Frenchy”

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Object Details

publisher

Broadway Music Corporation

Description (Brief)

This sheet music is for the song “Oh! Frenchy” that has lyrics written by Sam Ehrlich and music composed by Con Conrad. The sheet music was published by the Broadway Music Corporation of New York City in 1918. The blue cover has an illustration of a red and white interlocked hearts, with an illustration of a nurse looking lovingly down at a French soldier inside the red heart. The cover illustration is signed by E.E. Walton. The song tells the story of an American nurse who fell in love with a French soldier and his charming language.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

1918

ID Number

1983.0424.079

accession number

1983.0424

catalog number

1983.0424.079

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

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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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Sheet Music

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

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

Record ID

nmah_670933

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