Sheet music comprised of three bound paper sheets; title page with a portrait of a seated man in an oval frame;on either side of frame are flags and coats of arms; above the frame are two schematic drawings of the Atlantic Cable with descriptions of each component; below the frame is a drawing of two ships in the water; text above image, "THE OCEAN TELEGRAPH / MARCH"; text below image, "COMPOSED BY / FRANCIS H. BROWN / NEW YORK / "PUBLISHED BY WM A POND & CO 545 BROADWAY" "4"; on reverse of title page: four staff lines of music below text: "OCEAN TELEGRAPH MARCH/ FRANCIS H. BROWN."; at bottom of page: "Ent'd according to Act of Congress AD 1858 by Firth, Pond, & Co., in the Clerk's Office of the Dis't Court of the South'n Dis't of N.Y."; on third, fourth and fifth pages: four staff lines of music each; back page blank.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Francis H. Brown
Attribution
Composer
Manufacturer
Wm. A. Pond & Company
Date made
1858
Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
Racette list # 13
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
12-7/8 in
Width
10 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 12 7/8 x 10 in. (32.7 x 25.4 cm)
Material
Paper, ink
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Slight discoloration throughout and along edges; tape along right edge of second page; remnants of binding on left edge - traces of threads and glue; losses on left edge.
General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 24E