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My sweetheart went down with The Maine

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1898

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Title
My sweetheart went down with The Maine
Additional title: Once I had a sweetheart, noble, brave and true. [first line]
Names
Morgan, Bert (Composer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1898

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1898
Place: Macomb, Ill.
Publisher: Morgan Music
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: Music (Sheet) 00-327
Topics
Songs
Spanish-American War, 1898
Maine (Battleship)
Morgan, Bert
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover illustrated by photographs of an unidentified woman, a battlship at sea, and the composer Bert Morgan.
Content: First line of text and chorus: Once I had a sweetheart, noble, brave and true.
Content: For voice and piano.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement of responsibility: words and music by Bert Morgan.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (4 p.) : ill. ; 30 cm.
Edges and center seams torn and repaired with tape.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21760359
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG00-C66
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14693499
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 42abfbc0-c642-012f-ddbc-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1898: Created
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "My sweetheart went down with The Maine" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1898. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/793807cf-e372-22f3-e040-e00a18060537

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "My sweetheart went down with The Maine" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 30, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/793807cf-e372-22f3-e040-e00a18060537

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1898). My sweetheart went down with The Maine Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/793807cf-e372-22f3-e040-e00a18060537

Wikipedia Citation

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My sweetheart went down with The Maine