TAMMANY

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

TAMMANY

Entry/Object ID

L.2008.29 a-b

Description

Sheet music comprised of two bound, one insert paper sheets; blue and red title page with a drawn image of a Native American male in profile wearing a feathered headress and a lithograph of an autographed photo of a man in a suit in 3/4 profile; text above image: "TAMMANY/ A/ PALE FACE/ POW-WOW"; text below image: "WORDS BY/ VINCENT BRYAN/ MUSIC BY/ GUS EDWARDS"; text below photograph: in box: "Sung with Great Success by/ JEFFERSON DE ANGELIS/ In Sam S. Schubert's/ Production of ... "Fantana""; text below box: "M. WITMARK & SONS/ "NEW YORK" "CHICAGO" "LONDON" "SAN FRANCISCO"/ "JO WEINBERGER." "LEIPZIG AND VIENNA"/ "MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA"/ "CANADIAN-AMERICAN MUSIC CO. LTD. TORONTO"; a scrolling frame stamped in red ink with text inside: "115 W. Seventh/ The GEO. JABERG/ MUSIC CO./ Cincinnati Ohio." / "50c / 2s = NET"; reverse of title page (numbered 2) has three staff lines of music and lyrics with text above: "Respectfully Dedicated to the Hon. Timothy D. Sullivan./ TAMMANY." and below: "Copyright MCMV by M. Witmark & Sons./ International Copyright Secured."; page numbered 3 has three staff lines of music and lyrics; page numbered 4 has four staff lines of music and lyrics; page numbered 5 has twelve extra verses without music; back cover page printed in red is a framed advertisement: "Some Tuneful Successes/ BY THE POPULAR YOUNG COMPOSER/ Gus Edwards" followed by song titles and prices; at bottom of page: "Richwood Methods/ are the recognized/ standard of the world/ Issued for Piano, Organ, Violin, Mandolin, Guitar, Banjo, Cornet,/ Clarinet, etc. Our price each 50 cts. No other method will teach you as/ rapidly, thoroughly or correctly. Success is assured with these methods.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Gus Edwards

Attribution

Composer

Manufacturer

M. Witmark & Sons

Date made

1905

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Racette list # 29

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

13-7/8 in

Width

11 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 13 7/8 x 11 in. (35.2 x 27.9 cm)

Material

Paper, ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Slight discoloration and tears along paper edges; folded paper binding starting to break apart.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 24E

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial