The sheet music for the song "Three Jolly Sailors" was written by Louise E. Stairs and published by the Theodore Presser Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1936. The cover is white and has blue text and an illustration of three boys riding on a raft down a river, and one boy is standing with a pole propelling the raft downstream.
Publishing Date: 1936
Publisher: Theodore Presser Company
Location: Currently not on view
Place Made: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: 1982.0439.12Accession Number: 1982.0439Catalog Number: 1982.0439.012
Object Name: sheet music
Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: overall: 12 1/4 in x 9 1/4 in; 31.115 cm x 23.495 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-dfe9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_666734
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