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Sheet Music for 70+ Songs Related to Washington, D.C., from the 1850s-1950s.
Lot 713. Sheet Music for 70+ Songs Related to Washington, D.C., from the 1850s-1950s. This music is about the nation’s capitol, pictures D.C. scenes on the cover or was published by a company located there. For example, sheet music from 1945 assures us “There Will Always Be a Congress.” A 1919 song is titled simply “Washington.” “Cherry Blossom Time” is the focus of 1951 music. Many of the songs are patriotic or marches: “Sons of America: America Needs You,” 1917; “Follow Old Glory,” 1918; “First Regiment March or Two-Step,” dedicated to the First Regiment D.C. Volunteers, 1898; and “Dawn of Peace March,” 1901. Sheet music from 1930, “As of Yesterday,” is associated with the World’s Championship Dance Marathon held in D.C., and the “Casino Anniversary March” from 1911 shows the Casino Theatre. Some music has a connection with two of the city’s newspapers. The Washington Times included music in various editions in 1922 and 1923. Sheet music from 1924 is titled “The Washington Evening Star March.” Of course, the collection includes John Philip Sousa’s “Washington Post March.” Interestingly, there also is a page from the Washington Post that presents Jimmie Dodd, later of “Mickey Mouse Club” fame, as the winner writer of a “Song for Washington” contest. In the 1890s, “Bromo-Seltzer” provided sheet music through pharmacies in D.C. and Baltimore. Eleven songs are offered here. The earliest sheet music, “You Don’t Say So,” was published in 1857. The condition of the sheet music ranges from p to ex and averages g+ to vg. Most of the music is from the early 1900s.
Winning Bid $45.
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