THE SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK (EAST SIDE, WEST SIDE): OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN SONG
Entry/Object ID
L.2008.57 a-b
Description
Sheet music comprised of two bound, one insert paper sheets, orange title page with brown printing and a lithograph image in a rectangular frame of a suited man in profile; at bottom of image is the copyright symbol (c in a circle) and a signature: "Alfred Smith"; red ink stamp in top right of frame: "SONG SHOP / LIVINSTON, MONT. / SHEET MUSIC / MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS and SUPPLIES / ORTHOPHONIC VICTROLAS / and RADIO COMBINATIONS"; in scroll beneath frame: "Hon. "AL" SMITH'S / "Official Campaign Song""; five-pointed star in CL enclosing the words: "COMPLETE / WITH / CAMPAIGN / CHORUSES"; text above and following image: "The SIDEWALKS / of NEW YORK / (EAST SIDE WEST SIDE) / Words and Music / by / Chas B. Lawlor / and / James W. Blake / Published / for / BAND / and / ORCHESTRA / WITH UKELELE / AND SAXOPHONE / ARRANGEMENTS / Barbelle / MADE / IN USA"; in banner at BC: "PUBLISHED BY PAULL-PIONEER MUSIC Co. 119 FIFTH AVE. / NEW YORK"; second page has text of eight "Special Campaign Choruses / By AL DUBIN"; third page has three staff lines of music and lyrics with text above and below; fourth and fifth pages have four staff lines of music and lyrics each; sixth page, back cover, has an advertisement for other compositions with small lithographic reproductions of their covers.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
James W. Blake
Attribution
Composer
Manufacturer
Paull-Pioneer Music Company
Date made
1928
Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
Racette list # 57
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
12-1/8 in
Width
9-1/8 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 12 1/8 x 9 1/8 in. (30.8 x 23.2 cm)
Material
Paper, ink
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Slight discoloration and tears along edges; folded paper binding splitting.
General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 24E