Sheet Music, On the 7.28: Museum Object and Cultural History
Sheet Music, On the 7.28: date made: 1915. maker: Murphey, Stanley. maker: Marshall, Henry I..
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By the early twentieth century, Americans routinely described the events of a day by the time at whcih they occurred - including times related to the public transit they took. This song describes the lot of a man who missed the 5:15 train and took the 7:28. There he met a woman, whom he eventually wed. The lyrics of the song also emphasize the financial costs of being married. The words are by Stanley Murphy, with music by Henry I. Marshall.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1915
- maker: Murphey, Stanley
- maker: Marshall, Henry I.
- Object Name: sheet music
- Measurements: overall: .1 cm x 27.1 cm x 34.4 cm; 1/32 in x 10 21/32 in x 13 17/32 in
- place made: United States: New York, New York
- Subject: Mathematics
- Subject: Music
- ID Number: 1988.3086.093
- nonaccession number: 1988.3086
- catalog number: 1988.3086.093
- Credit Line: The Sam DeVincent Collection of American Music
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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