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"Someone Is Losin' Susan"

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Object Details

publisher

Henry Waterson Inc.

Description

This sheet music is for the song, “Someone Is Losin’ Susan,” by Roy Turk and George W. Meyer. It was published by Henry Waterson, Inc. in New York, New York in 1926. The cover features an inset image of Nita Bernard, who featured this song.

The cover art for this sheet music was made by American artist and designer Albert Wilfred Barbelle (1887-1957). With a prolific career spanning over forty years, Barbelle created numerous works of cover art for sheet music and albums.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Susan O. Ostroff

publishing date

1926

ID Number

1988.0693.18

accession number

1988.0693

catalog number

1988.0693.18

Object Name

sheet music

Physical Description

paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm

place made

United States: New York, New York

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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Music & Musical Instruments
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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-e102-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_683529

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