“When We Get There”

Description (Brief):

This sheet music is for the song “When We Get There.” The song’s lyrics were written by Billy Frish and Leo Fagan, and the music was composed by Alex Marr. The sheet music was published by the Joe Morris Music Company in 1917. There is an illustration of several battleships and smaller boats filled with men crossing an ocean on the left side of the cover, and an illustration of soldiers marching in file on the right side of the cover. There is a central photograph of the performing duo of Curtis and Rubell on the cover, and the illustration is signed “Starmer.”

Date Made: 1917

Publisher: 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: 1983.0424.066Catalog Number: 1983.0424.066Accession Number: 1983.0424

Object Name: sheet music

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: overall: 13 1/2 in x 10 1/2 in; 34.29 cm x 26.67 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-f272-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_670920

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