“I'm Going to Follow the Boys”
“I'm Going to Follow the Boys”
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- Description (Brief)
- This sheet music is for the song “I'm Going to Follow the Boys” that was written by Howard Rogers and composed by James V. Monaco. The sheet music was published by M. Witmark & Sons of New York in 1917. The cover features a photograph of a saluting Gladys Leslie wearing a military cap. Leslie was a star for Vitagraph studios, an early motion picture production company. The novelty song talked about a girl wanting to follow the boys to war, to help keep their spirits up.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sheet music
- date made
- 1917
- publisher
- M. Witmark & Sons
- place made
- United States: New York, New York
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 14 in x 10 1/2 in; 35.56 cm x 26.67 cm
- ID Number
- 1983.0424.062
- accession number
- 1983.0424
- catalog number
- 1983.0424.062
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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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