“Streets of Cairo”: Museum Object and Cultural History
“Streets of Cairo”: date made: 1939. publisher: Vogel Music Co., Inc.. Object Name: sheet music.
The object in the museum catalogue
This sheet music is for the song “Streets of Cairo or, The Poor Little Country Girl” that was written and composed by James Thorton. The Jerry Vogel Music Company Inc. of New York, New York published this sheet music in 1939. The light red cover has an illustration of four notes with scenes from four different songs in the “Memory Lane Melodies” series. Barbelle signed the illustration in the lower right.
The cover art for this sheet music was made by American artist and designer Albert Wilfred Barbelle (1887-1957). With a prolific career spanning over forty years, Barbelle created cover art for sheet music and albums.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1939
- publisher: Vogel Music Co., Inc.
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm
- place made: United States: New York, New York
- ID Number: 1983.0424.179
- accession number: 1983.0424
- catalog number: 1983.0424.179
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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