Object Details
- performer
- Held, Anna
- publisher
- Shapiro, Bernstein and Co.
- Description (Brief)
- This sheet music is for the song “Be a True American.” The lyrics were written by J. Will Callahan and Frank H. Grey and the music was composed by Frank H. Grey. The music was published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Company of New York City in 1917. The red white and blue cover features an image of Anna Held, a popular performer at the time. The song was performed in the show Anna Held’s Visions by Olive Emerson. The illustration is signed by Starmer. The song was an invocation to “be a true American” by joining the military and going to fight for your nation in World War One.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1917
- ID Number
- 1983.0424.028
- accession number
- 1983.0424
- catalog number
- 1983.0424.028
- Object Name
- sheet music
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 13 3/4 in x 10 1/2 in; 34.925 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_670842
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-500d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
