“In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town”
date: label: date made
content: 1932
name: label: publisher
content: M. Witmark & Sons
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This sheet music is for the song “In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town” that was written and composed by Joe Young, John Siras, and Little Jack Little. The sheet music was published by M. Witmark & Sons of New York City in 1932. The pale yellow cover features a pencil illustration of shanty on a hill. There is an inset photograph of Abe Lyman on the right side of the cover. Lyman was a singer who featured the song during performances and on records.
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: 1983.0424.091
label: accession number
content: 1983.0424
label: catalog number
content: 1983.0424.091
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: 12 1/4 in x 9 1/4 in; 31.115 cm x 23.495 cm