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"That's How I Need You": Museum Object and Cultural History

"That's How I Need You": publishing date: 1912. depicted (sitter): Carus, Emma. publisher: Leo Feist, Inc..

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The object in the museum catalogue

This sheet music is for the song, “That’s How I Need You,” with words by Joe McCarthy and music by Al Piantadosi. It was published by Leo Feist, Inc. in New York, New York in 1912. There is a portrait of American contralto Emma Carus (1879-1927) on the cover.

Materials, dates and provenance

  • publishing date: 1912
  • depicted (sitter): Carus, Emma
  • publisher: Leo Feist, Inc.
  • Object Name: sheet music
  • Physical Description: paper (overall material)
  • Physical Description: ink (overall material)
  • Measurements: overall: 14 in x 10 1/2 in; 35.56 cm x 26.67 cm
  • place made: United States: New York, New York
  • ID Number: 1988.0538.11
  • accession number: 1988.0538
  • catalog number: 1988.0538.00011
  • Credit Line: Gift of Susan Ostroff
  • Data Source: National Museum of American History

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