Sheet Music, There's One More River We're Going to Cross (and That's the River Rhine): Museum Object and Cultural History
Sheet Music, There's One More River We're Going to Cross (and That's the River Rhine): date made: 1918. maker: Olsen, Ole. maker: Jones, Isham.
The object in the museum catalogue
The cover of this sheet music shows soldiers in uniform singing around a campfire. Like other contemporary prose, it refers to "one more" thing that is to happen - in this case crossing a river as part of advancing forces. The words are by Ole Olsen with music by Isham Jones.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1918
- maker: Olsen, Ole
- maker: Jones, Isham
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: .1 cm x 26.5 cm x 34.3 cm; 1/32 in x 10 7/16 in x 13 1/2 in
- place made: United States: Illinois, Chicago
- Subject: Mathematics
- Subject: Music
- ID Number: 1988.3086.096
- nonaccession number: 1988.3086
- catalog number: 1988.3086.096
- Credit Line: The Sam DeVincent Collection of American Music
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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