“By the Old Oak Tree”
date: label: date made
content: 1904
name: label: publisher
content: Roger Brothers Music Publishing Company
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This sheet music is for the song “By the Old Oak Tree” from the musical comedy “The Rogers Brothers in Paris.” The sheet music was published by The Rogers Bros. Music Publishing Co. in 1904. The green cover features a circular inset photograph of Gus Rogers and Max Rogers, the stars of the show. The book for the musical was written by J.J. McNally, the lyrics for the song were written by George V. Hobart and Ed Gardenier, and the music was composed by Max Hoffman. This show was part of series of shows of “The Roger Brothers in…” that ran from 1899-1907.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York
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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: Sheet Music
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1983.0424.006
label: accession number
content: 1983.0424
label: catalog number
content: 1983.0424.006
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: 13 3/4 in x 10 1/2 in; 34.925 cm x 26.67 cm