"Home on the Range": Museum Object and Cultural History
"Home on the Range": publishing date: 1932. publisher: M. M. Cole Publishing Co.. Object Name: sheet music.
The object in the museum catalogue
This sheet music is for the song “Home on the Range,” with music by Daniel E. Kelley and lyrics by Brewster M. Higley. It was published by M.M. Cole Publishing Co. in Chicago, Illinois in 1932. There is an image on the cover of American singer, songwriter, actor, and musician Gene Autry (1907-1998). As indicated on the cover, Autry “successfully featured” this song.
Materials, dates and provenance
- publishing date: 1932
- publisher: M. M. Cole Publishing Co.
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 12 1/4 in x 9 1/4 in; 31.115 cm x 23.495 cm
- place made: United States: Illinois, Chicago
- ID Number: 1984.0568.15
- accession number: 1984.0568
- catalog number: 1984.0568.15
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Ken Chapin
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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