“Little Mother”

Description:

This sheet music for the song, "Little Mother" was by Erno Rapee and Lew Pollack. The music was published by Sherman, Clay and Company of San Francisco, California in 1907. The cover has a purple background with a photograph of a woman sitting by a spinning wheel thinking of her four sons. Subtitled “Mütterchen,” the song is a lullaby waltz from the William Fox production of “Four Sons.” There is an inset photograph of Bob Olsen on the lower left hand corner of the cover.

Publishing Date: 1907

Composer; Lyricist: Rapee, ErnoPollack, LewPublisher: Sherman, Clay and Co.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: California, San Francisco

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1982.0439.13Accession Number: 1982.0439Catalog Number: 1982.0439.13

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

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-4291-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1328394

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