"A Bicycle Built for Two": Museum Object and Cultural History
"A Bicycle Built for Two": publishing date: 1935. depicted (sitter): Crosby, Bob. publisher: Calumet Music Company.
The object in the museum catalogue
This sheet music is for the song “A Bicycle Built for Two (aka “Daisy Bell”),” with words and music by Harry Dacre. Originally published in 1892, this version was published by Calumet Music Company in Chicago, Illinois in 1935. The cover features an image of American jazz singer and bandleader Bob Crosby (1913–1993).
Materials, dates and provenance
- publishing date: 1935
- depicted (sitter): Crosby, Bob
- publisher: Calumet Music Company
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 12 in x 9 1/2 in; 30.48 cm x 24.13 cm
- place made: United States: Illinois, Chicago
- ID Number: 1984.0105.10
- accession number: 1984.0105
- catalog number: 1984.0105.10
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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