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“The Star of Glory”

American History Museum

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Object Details

Description (Brief)

This sheet music is for the song “The Star of Glory” that was written and composed by Emmett J. Welch. The sheet music was published by Emmett J. Welch Music Publisher of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1918. The cover features an image of a mother and child praying for their husband and father who is fighting in World War I. The Star of Glory is the star hanging in the window, symbolizing that there is someone from that house fighting “over there.”The back ground of the cover has an illustration of soldiers trenches by “going over the top” of their trenches and charging into no man’s land.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

1918

ID Number

1983.0424.018

accession number

1983.0424

catalog number

1983.0424.018

Object Name

sheet music

Physical Description

paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 14 in x 10 1/2 in; 35.56 cm x 26.67 cm

place made

United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Music & Musical Instruments
Sheet Music

Data Source

National Museum of American History

general subject association

Music

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-f139-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_670832

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