“Lady Bountiful”
date: label: date made
content: 1902
name: label: publisher
content: Robbins Music Corporation
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This sheet music is for the song “Lady Bountiful.” The song’s lyrics were written by Robert Hobart Davis and the music was composed by Louis F. Gottschalk. This sheet music appeared as a supplement to the “New York American and Journal” on Sunday, April 13, 1902. The cover was drawn by Gene Carr, creator of the “Lady Bountiful” comic strip, and shows the character of Lady Bountiful walking down the street in front of a collection of raggedy children. There cover also features an inset photograph of Mamie Gilroy, an actress who portrayed Lady Bountiful in a musical comedy of the same name.
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: 1983.0424.054
label: accession number
content: 1983.0424
label: catalog number
content: 1983.0424.054
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 1/4 in x 10 3/4 in; 33.655 cm x 27.305 cm