Sheet music comprised of two bound, one insert paper sheets; orange title page with lithographed sepia photograph image of a busy New York City street scene with streetcars, horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians; text superimposed on image: "IN THE CITY WHERE NOBODY CARES / Words & Music by/ CHAS. K. HARRIS/ COMPOSER OF/ "AFTER THE BALL"/ "SOMEWHERE"/ "WOULD YOU CARE ?""; at bottom right, text in a box: "PUBLISHED BY/ CHAS. K. HARRIS/ NEW YORK/ CHICAGO/ CANADIAN-AMERICAN MUSIC CO. LTD.- TORONTO, CANADA./ ALBERT & SON/ LONDON AND SYDNEY" flanked by foliate scrolling around two circles; the circle on the left contains an image of a man's face with "TRADEMARK" and "CHAS. K. HARRIS" in the border; the circle on the right contains an image of a figure kicking a ball and the words: "After the Ball"; the second page has four staff lines of a music sample and text above and below; the third page has four staff lines of music and text at the top and bottom; at the top, surrounded by foliate scrolling which also surrounds an oval lithograph of a mustachioed man: "In The City Where Nobody Cares"/ "BY THE AUTHOR OF THE" "WORLD-FAMOUS Song AFTER THE BALL."; at the bottom is copyright information; the fourth and fifth pages have four staff lines of music and lyrics each; the back cover is an advertisement for "Popular Favorites By The Most Popular Composers" with single staff lines of music for ten different songs.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Charles K. Harris
Attribution
Composer
Manufacturer
Charles K. Harris
Date made
1910
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Racette list # 34
L.2008.34
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
14-1/8 in
Width
10-3/4 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 14 1/8 x 10 3/4 in. (35.9 x 27.3 cm)
Material
Paper, ink
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Slight discoloration throughout; tears and losses on top of all pages; loss on TRC of third page.
General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 24E