"On the Banks of the Wabash": Museum Object and Cultural History
"On the Banks of the Wabash": publishing date: 1950. publisher: Paull-Pioneer Music Corp.. Object Name: sheet music.
The object in the museum catalogue
This sheet music is for the song “On the Banks of the Wabash,” with words and music by Paul Dresser and arrangement by F. Henri Klickmann. It was published by Paull-Pioneer Music Corp. in New York, New York in 1950. The cover features an image of a king playing the piano. The cover indicates “King Size Notes EASY-TO-PLAY EDITION WITH WORDS.”
Materials, dates and provenance
- publishing date: 1950
- publisher: Paull-Pioneer Music Corp.
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 11 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in; 29.21 cm x 21.59 cm
- place made: United States: New York, New York
- ID Number: 1986.0021.26
- accession number: 1986.0021
- catalog number: 1986.0021.26
- Credit Line: Gift of Ruth Mildred Hunter
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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