Name/Title
NEW YORK AND CONEY ISLAND: CYCLE MARCH TWO - STEPEntry/Object ID
L.2008.24 a-dDescription
Sheet music comprised of four loose paper sheets (a-d); full color title page; main image of a man and woman riding bicycles; in each corner are circular frames with tire-like spokes enclosing images of Coney Island: an elephant-shaped building, an observation tower, bathers in the water in front of a large, long building with pennants flying, and a race track scene with a ferrris wheel; around the outer edge are images of bicylists and brand names of bicycles; text above, in-between and beneath images: "NEW YORK AND CONEY ISLAND / CYCLE / MARCH / TWO - STEP. / BY / E.T. PAULL. / "NATIONAL MUSIC Co." "CHICAGO ILL." "5" "LYON & HEALY" "CHICAGO ILL." / "C.H. DITSON & Co." NEW YORK" "A.H. GOETTING.," "SPRINGFIELD, MASS." / HOWARD & Co. / LONDON, ENG." / "PUBLISHED BY / E.T. PAULL MUSIC CO. / 44 WEST 29TH ST. NEW YORK. / WHALEY ROYCE & Co. / TORONTO, CAN. / COPYRIGHT, 1896 by E.T. Paull."; on reverse, a portrait of a mustachioed man in a rectangular frame surrounded by text: "E. T. PAULL'S CoMPoSITIoNS. / "FOR Piano Solo" "HANDSOMEST EDITIONS NOW PUBLISHED." / "Brass Band" "MOST POPULAR NOW SOLD." / "Orchestra" "GREATEST SUCCESS." "BEST SELLERS."; text below portrait: " "BEN HUR CHARIOT RACE MARCH." / "CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE" / "NEW YORK AND CONEY ISLAND CYCLE MARCH." / (TWO STEP.) / "THE STANGER'S STORY." / (SONG AND CHORUS.) / ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE HAD FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS. / For Sale by all Music Dealers. / OR BY THE PUBLISHERS, / E.T. PAULL MUSIC Co., 20 E.,17th ST.,NEW YORK."; second sheet (numbered 3) has five staff lines of music with title above and copyright below; pages numbered 4 through 7 have six staff lines of music each; back cover page is an advertisement printed in red and has four sample pieces of music: "BEN HUR CHARIOT RACE MARCH." "The Stranger's Story." / "Charge of the Light Brigade." "YOU'LL ALWAYS FIND A WELCOME HOME."
advertisement for "E.T. Paull's COMPOSITIONS" on reverse side; five stanzas on front of second page, six stanzas on reverse side; six stanzas on front of third page, six stanzas on reverse; six stanzas on front of fourth page; advertisment for sheet music on reverse; advertisement shows the first page of four different musical pieces.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
E. T. PaullAttribution
ComposerManufacturer
E. T. Paull Music CompanyDate made
1896Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
Racette list # 24Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
14 inWidth
10-1/2 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 14 x 10 1/2 in. (35.6 x 26.7 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Large tears and losses along all edges; discoloration throughout; water damage on bottom right corner of title page.General Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 24ENote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial