Object Details
- publisher
- M. Witmark & Sons
- Description (Brief)
- This sheet music is for the song “I'm Going to Follow the Boys” that was written by Howard Rogers and composed by James V. Monaco. The sheet music was published by M. Witmark & Sons of New York in 1917. The cover features a photograph of a saluting Gladys Leslie wearing a military cap. Leslie was a star for Vitagraph studios, an early motion picture production company. The novelty song talked about a girl wanting to follow the boys to war, to help keep their spirits up.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1917
- ID Number
- 1983.0424.062
- accession number
- 1983.0424
- catalog number
- 1983.0424.062
- Object Name
- sheet music
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 14 in x 10 1/2 in; 35.56 cm x 26.67 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, New York
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Sheet Music
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_670916
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-e667-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
