“Keep the Home Fires Burning (Till the Boys Get Home)”
date: label: publishing date
content: 1914
name: label: lyricist
content: Ford, Lena Guilbert
label: composer
content: Novello, Ivor
label: publisher
content: Chappell and Co., Ltd.
notes: label: Description
content: This sheet music is for the song “Keep the Home Fires Burning (Till the Boys Get Home).” The song’s lyrics were written by Lena Guilbert Ford, and the music was composed by Ivor Novello. The sheet music was published by Chappell & Co of New York in 1915. The simple cover lists the song as costing 60 cents. The song was an appeal for those at home during World War I to keep their heads up and keep their home fires burning while their hearts are yearning for their lads that are far away.
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: 1983.0313.05
label: accession number
content: 1983.0313
label: catalog number
content: 1983.0313.05
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 in x 10 1/2 in; 30.48 cm x 26.67 cm