“Bye and Bye”: Museum Object and Cultural History
“Bye and Bye”: publishing date: 1912. composer: Edwards, Leo. lyricist: Merrill, Blanche.
The object in the museum catalogue
This sheet music for the song "By and Bye" was written by Blanche Merrill and composed by Leo Edwards. The music was published by the Harris Publishing Co., of New York, New York in 1912. The cover has a floral background and features photographs of the Courtney Sisters, with one resting on a mantle and the other reclining in a chair. The cover says that the song was sung “with great success by The Courtney Sisters at the Winter Garden” in New York.
Materials, dates and provenance
- publishing date: 1912
- composer: Edwards, Leo
- lyricist: Merrill, Blanche
- publisher: Harris Publishing Company
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 13 1/2 in x 10 1/2 in; 34.29 cm x 26.67 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 1982.0439.24
- catalog number: 1982.0439.024
- accession number: 1982.0439
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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