“Swim the Channel”
“Swim the Channel”
- Description (Brief)
- The sheet music for the song “Swim the Channel” was written and composed C. Dalziel, and published by Dix Lt. of London, England in 1926. In 1926, Gertrude Ederle was the first woman to swim the English Channel but three weeks later Amelia “Millie” Gade Corson became the first mother to swim the channel in 15 hours and 29 minutes. This song seems to be dedicated to Corson rather than Ederle, but both woman received admiration from Tin Pan Alley in the form of songs.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- leaflets
- sheet music
- sheet music, swimming
- Object Type
- leaflets
- date made
- 1926
- composer; lyricist
- Dalziel, C.
- created for
- Corson, Amelia Gade
- publisher
- Dix Ltd.
- place made
- United Kingdom: England, London
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 1/8 in x 9 7/8 in; 30.7975 cm x 25.0825 cm
- ID Number
- 1981.0729.05
- accession number
- 1981.0729
- catalog number
- 1981.0729.05
- Credit Line
- Gift of Esther Stoyanoff
- subject
- Sports
- Swimming
- Amateur
- Women
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- Sheet Music
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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