Sheet Music, Ten Little Fingers And Ten Little Toes (Down In Tennessee)

Sheet Music, Ten Little Fingers And Ten Little Toes (Down In Tennessee)

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Description
The words to this song are by Harry Pease and Johnny White and music by Ira Shuster and Ed G. Nelson. It shows how counting body parts has become a standard way of describing people.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
Sheet Music
Object Type
Sheet Music
date made
1921
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall:.1 cm x 13.3 cm x 31 cm; 1/32 in x 5 1/4 in x 12 7/32 in
ID Number
1988.3086.001
nonaccession number
1988.3086
catalog number
1988.3086.001
Credit Line
The Sam DeVincent Collection of American Music
subject
Mathematics
Music
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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