Name/Title
SIDE STREET IN GOTHAMEntry/Object ID
L.2008.68 a-eDescription
Sheet music comprised of four bound, one insert paper sheets; cover page printed in reddish brown with trapezoid-shaped image in the center of a subway train on an elevated track flanked by buildings with a city skyline in the background; text above image: "Side Street in Gotham / by / Louis Alter"; text below image: "A COMPOSITION FOR PIANO / PRICE 60 CENTS / IN U.S.A. / ROBBINS MUSIC CORPORATION / 799 SEVENTH AVENUE - NEW YORK"; second page has text describing the piece and a biography of the composer; third page has five staff lines of music with text above and below; fourth through seventh pages have five staff lines of music each; eighth through tenth pages have five staff lines of music each; eleventh through fifteenth pages have five staff lines of music each; sixteenth page has six staff lines of music; seventeenth page is an advertisement for four pieces of music; eighteenth page, back cover, is an advertisement for "The Compositions of Louis Alter".Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Louis AlterAttribution
ComposerManufacturer
Robbins Music CorporationDate made
1940Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
Racette list # 68Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
12-1/4 inWidth
9-1/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 12 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (31.1 x 23.5 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Slight discoloration on edges throughout.General Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 24ENote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial