Sheet music comprised of two bound paper sheets; title page in blue and orange consisting of an image of the Flatiron Building flying the American flag in an oval frame flanked by columns with figural faces for the capitals and a pediment above with text: "TAKE-ME-BACK / TO-NEW-YORK-TOWN"; a curved section below combines with the main image to form a shield-like shape; text above pediment: "THE SONG THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS ARE SINGING "OVER THERE"; the Eiffel Tower, a period automobile in front of a lighted doorway and two World War I soldiers are in lower left ; one soldier stands smoking a cigarette with his hands clasped behind his back while the other points up at the Flatiron Building; at BR text: "WORDS BY / ANDREW B. STERLING / MUSIC BY / HARRY VON TILZER" and a cartouche consisting of a lithograph portrait of a man with text below: "HARRY VON TILZER / MUSIC PUBLISHING CO. / 222 W.46th St. New York-Chicago-Frisco-Sidney-London"; in bottom left corner is the artist's signature: "E. H. Pfeiffer / N.Y."; the second page has five staff lines of music and lyrics with text above and below; third page has five staff lines of music; fourth page, back cover, is an advertisement other pieces of music from the publisher.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Harry Von Tilzer
Attribution
Composer
Manufacturer
Harry Von Tilzer Music Publishing Company
Date made
1918
Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
Racette list # 165
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
12-1/8 in
Width
9 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 12 1/8 x 9 in. (30.8 x 22.9 cm)
Material
Paper, ink
General Notes
Note Type
General Note
Note
L.2008.31, "Take Me Back to New York Town", has an earlier version of this cover without the soldiers, the Eiffel Tower, the car or "THE SONG THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS ARE SINGING 'OVER THERE' " at the top.
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 24E