“Be a True American”
date: label: date made
content: 1917
name: label: performer
content: Held, Anna
label: publisher
content: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This sheet music is for the song “Be a True American.” The lyrics were written by J. Will Callahan and Frank H. Grey and the music was composed by Frank H. Grey. The music was published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Company of New York City in 1917. The red white and blue cover features an image of Anna Held, a popular performer at the time. The song was performed in the show Anna Held’s Visions by Olive Emerson. The illustration is signed by Starmer. The song was an invocation to “be a true American” by joining the military and going to fight for your nation in World War One.
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: 1983.0424.028
label: accession number
content: 1983.0424
label: catalog number
content: 1983.0424.028
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