“Pack up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile”
date: label: date made
content: 1915
name: label: publisher
content: Chappell and Co., Ltd.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This sheet music is for the song “Pack up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile.” George Asaf wrote the lyrics to the song and Felix Powell composed the music. This sheet music was published by Chappell & Co. Ltd. in 1915. The song was a World War I marching tune, and became popular for boosting morale. The cover features a quote from Vide Press that reads, “What is best described as a philosophy song, is now being sung and whistled by the troops as they march along. We believe it will become overwhelmingly popular.”
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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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: 1983.0424.150
label: accession number
content: 1983.0424
label: catalog number
content: 1983.0424.150
objectType: label: Object Name
content: sheet music
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
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content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 1/4 in x 9 1/4 in; 31.115 cm x 23.495 cm