“Wabash Blues”
Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- This sheet music is for the song “Wabash Blues.” Dave Ringle wrote the song’s lyrics and Fred Meinken composed the music. Leo Feist Inc. of New York City published this sheet music in 1921. The blue cover has an image of a yellow house, with an inset photograph of Vincent Lopez, a popular band leader at the time who would have featured the song with his orchestra.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1921
- ID Number
- 1983.0424.139
- accession number
- 1983.0424
- catalog number
- 1983.0424.139
- publisher
- Leo Feist, Inc.
- Object Name
- sheet music
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 1/4 in x 9 1/4 in; 31.115 cm x 23.495 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, New York
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Sheet Music
- Record ID
- nmah_670959
- Usage
- CC0
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