“It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary”
“It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary”
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- Description
- This sheet music is for the song “It’s A Long Long Way to Tipperary.” The song was written and composed by Jack Judge and Harry Williams. The song was published by Chappell and Co. Ltd. in the United States, but by B. Feldman & Co. in all other countries. The cover features an image of an Irish soldier marching in full battle regalia. The soldier is called Tommy Atkins, a generic term for a soldier in the British Army. The sheet music was “Courtesy of Leslie’s Weekly,” a weekly illustrated newspaper published in the U.S.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sheet music
- publishing date
- 1912
- composer
- Williams, Harry
- Judge, Jack
- publisher
- Chappell-Harms Inc.
- Chappell and Co. Ltd.
- place made
- United States: New York, New York
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 5/8 in x 9 1/4 in; 32.0675 cm x 23.495 cm
- ID Number
- 1982.0736.05
- accession number
- 1982.0736
- catalog number
- 1982.0736.05
- Credit Line
- Gift of Janice Plowman
- World War I
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Sheet Music
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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