“Good Night Is But Your Last Good-Bye”

Description:

This sheet music for the song “Good Night Is but Your Last Good-Bye” was written and composed by Leo Friedman and Jeffrey T. Branen. The music was originally published by William C. Dunn & Co. of New York, New York in 1902, and appeared as a supplement to the New York Herald on July 12, 1902. The cover features a photograph of Jessie Bartlett Davis inside the “G” of “Good Night” in the title, and a circular illustration of a man walking away from a woman as she closes her fence gate.

Publishing Date: 1902

Composer: Friedman, LeoBranen, Jeffrey T.Publisher: William Dunn and Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1982.0440.05Accession Number: 1982.0440Catalog Number: 1982.0440.05

Object Name: sheet music

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-61c3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1333180

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