“Little Mother”
“Little Mother”
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- Description
- This sheet music for the song "Little Mother" was by Erno Rapee and Lew Pollack. The music was published by Sherman, Clay and Company of San Francisco, California in 1907. The cover has a purple background with a photograph of a woman sitting by a spinning wheel thinking of her four sons. Subtitled “Mütterchen,” the song is a lullaby waltz from the William Fox production of “Four Sons.” The lower left hand corner has a picture of Miss Florence Rogge, who featured the song in her vaudeville act.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sheet music
- publishing date
- 1928
- performer
- Rogge, Florence
- composer
- Rapee, Erno
- Pollack, Lew
- publisher
- Sherman, Clay and Co.
- place made
- United States: California, San Francisco
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm
- ID Number
- 1982.0439.49
- catalog number
- 1982.0439.49
- accession number
- 1982.0439
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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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