“What Are You Going to Do to Help the Boys”
“What Are You Going to Do to Help the Boys”
- Description (Brief)
- This sheet music is for the song “What Are You Going to Do to Help the Boys.”The song’s lyrics were written by Gus Kahn and the music was composed by Egbert Van Alstyne. The sheet music was published by Jerome H. Remick & Co. of New York City in 1918. The blue cover features a large question mark in the center with an illustration of Uncle Sam inside, looking down at a pile of war bonds. The song says that if you are too young or too old to fight in the war, “the least you can do is buy a Liberty Bond or two.”
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sheet music
- Object Type
- Sheet Music
- sheet music
- date made
- 1918
- publisher
- Jerome H. Remick & Co.
- place made
- United States: New York, New York
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 13 3/4 in x 10 1/2 in; 34.925 cm x 26.67 cm
- ID Number
- 1983.0424.033
- accession number
- 1983.0424
- catalog number
- 1983.0424.033
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- Cultural and Community Life: Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- Sheet Music
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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