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# “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”

National Museum of American History

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                      -     DetailsRelatedObject Details- performer
- Gray, Maude
- composer
- Von Tilzer, Albert
- lyricist
- Norworth, Jack
- publisher
- York Music Co.
- Description (Brief)
- This sheet music is for the song “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.” Jack Norworth wrote the lyrics and Albert Von Tilzer composed the music to the song. The sheet music was published by the York Music Company of New York City in 1908. The cover has an illustration of a baseball in the background, with an illustration of a cheering crowd below. There is an inset photograph of Maude Gray on the right side of the cover.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1908
- ID Number
- 1983.0424.096
- accession number
- 1983.0424
- catalog number
- 1983.0424.096
- Object Name
- sheet music
- 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
- place made
- United States: New York, New York
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- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Sheet Music
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Baseball
- Record ID
- nmah_670890
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-f53f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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