“You'll Never Miss Your Mother Till She's Gone”
“You'll Never Miss Your Mother Till She's Gone”
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- Description
- This sheet music for the song “You’ll Never Miss Your Mother Till She’s Gone“ was written by Harry Birch, and published by White, Smith, and Company of Boston, Massachusetts in 1885. The cover features an image of a forlorn man reclining against a tombstone, with an image of his mother knitting in her chair above.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- leaflet
- sheet music
- publsihing date
- 1885
- composer; lyricist
- Birch, Harry
- publisher
- White, Smith, and Company
- place made
- United States
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 14 in x 11 in; 35.56 cm x 27.94 cm
- ID Number
- 1979.1154.24
- accession number
- 1979.1154
- catalog number
- 1979.1154.24
- Credit Line
- Gift of C. Malcolm Watkins
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- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Sheet Music
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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