Sheet Music, I'm a 12 O'Clock Fellow in a 9 O'Clock Town: Museum Object and Cultural History
Sheet Music, I'm a 12 O'Clock Fellow in a 9 O'Clock Town: date made: 1917. Object Name: Sheet Music. Object Type: Sheet Music.
The object in the museum catalogue
Some people, like the singer presented in this sheet music, can be described by the hours of the day they prefer - and may not fit in if fellow citizens prefer different hours. The lyrics of this song are by George Whiting and Bert Kalmer with music by Harry von Tilzer.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1917
- Object Name: Sheet Music
- Object Type: Sheet Music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: .1 cm x 25 cm x 32.5 cm; 1/32 in x 9 27/32 in x 12 25/32 in
- Subject: Mathematics
- Subject: Music
- ID Number: 1988.3086.052
- catalog number: 1988.3086.052
- nonaccession number: 1988.3086
- Credit Line: The Sam DeVincent Collection of American Music
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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