“America Here's My Boy”

Description (Brief):

This sheet music is for the song, “America Here's My Boy.” Andrew B. Sterling wrote the lyrics to the song and Arthur Lange composed the music. The song was published by the Joe Morris Music Company of New York City in 1917. The song is introduced as “the sentiment of every American mother” and talks about a million American mothers ready to offer their sons to serve their country. The cover features an illustration of the United States in the background, and a mother with her son in a soldier’s uniform in the foreground. The cover is signed by André De Takacs.

Date Made: 1917

Lyricist: Sterling, Andrew B.Composer: Lange, ArthurPublisher: Joe Morris Music 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: 1983.0424.101Accession Number: 1983.0424Catalog Number: 1983.0424.101

Object Name: sheet music

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: overall: 13 3/4 in x 10 1/2 in; 34.925 cm x 26.67 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-7f49-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_670895

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