“Good-Bye, Good Luck, God Bless You”
date: label: Date made
content: 1916
name: label: lyricist
content: Brennan, J. Keirn
label: composer
content: Ball, Ernest R.
label: publisher
content: M. Witmark & Sons
label: publisher
content: M. Witmark & Sons
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This sheet music is for the song “Good-Bye, Good Luck, God Bless You.” This ballad had lyrics written by J. Keirn Brennan, and music composed by Ernest R. Bail. The sheet music was published by M. Witmark and Sons of New York City around 1916. The orange cover features a central illustration of a man wishing his woman farewell as she picks flowers. This sheet music is a good example of how many publishers used colorful covers to try to boost sales.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States
topic: label: related event
content: World War I
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Religion
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content: Sheet Music
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1983.0424.011
label: accession number
content: 1983.0424
label: catalog number
content: 1983.0424.011
objectType: label: Object Name
content: sheet music
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 14 in x 10 1/2 in; 35.56 cm x 26.67 cm