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The litte bronze button

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1692885


Item data

Title

The litte bronze button

Collection

American popular songs
Sheet music, 1892

Names

Beirly, A. (Composer)
Smith, Joshua (Lyricist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1892
Place: Chicago
Publisher: The S. Brainards Sons Co.

Library Location

Music Division

Subjects

Songs
Patriotic music

Genres

Scores

Notes

Content: On the cover: portraits of George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, and two unidentified generals.
Statement Of Responsibility: words by Joshua Smith ; music by A. Beirly.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 36 cm.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21742284
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0e3c1450-c58e-012f-1138-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Notated Music

Date Issued

1892

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MLA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The litte bronze button" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1892. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0e3c1450-c58e-012f-1138-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1892). The litte bronze button Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0e3c1450-c58e-012f-1138-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The litte bronze button" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0e3c1450-c58e-012f-1138-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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