Sheet Music, One in a Million
Sheet Music, One in a Million
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- Description
- The numerical phrase "one in a million" to describe an unlikely occurence or unusual person was used at least as early as the eighteenth century and became quite common by the mid-twentieth century when this sheet music was published. The lyrics are by Sidney D. Mitchell with music by Lew Pollock. This copy includes only the cover.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Sheet Music
- Object Type
- Sheet Music
- date made
- 1936
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall:.1 cm x 23.4 cm x 31 cm; 1/32 in x 9 7/32 in x 12 7/32 in
- ID Number
- 1988.3086.009
- nonaccession number
- 1988.3086
- catalog number
- 1988.3086.009
- Credit Line
- The Sam DeVincent Collection of American Music
- subject
- Mathematics
- Music
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Mathematics
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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