"Any Bonds Today?": Museum Object and Cultural History
"Any Bonds Today?": publishing date: 1941. publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office. Object Name: sheet music.
The object in the museum catalogue
This sheet music is for the song "Any Bond's Today?" with words and music by Irving Berlin. This song was used by the United States Treasury as the "Theme Song of the National Defense Savings Program" in 1941. The front cover features an image of a smiling Uncle Sam.
Materials, dates and provenance
- publishing date: 1941
- publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm
- place made: United States: District of Columbia, Washington
- ID Number: 2005.0230.02
- accession number: 2005.0230
- catalog number: 2005.0230.02
- Credit Line: Gift of Marilyn H. Johnson
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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