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Down by the Erie Canal

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Sheet music of songs from various musicals, plays, movies, and television (M.C. file)

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Sheet music, 1915.

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Title
Down by the Erie Canal
Additional title: Hello Broadway. Down by the Erie Canal. Vocal score.
Names
Barbelle, 1888-1957 (Illustrator)
Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942 (Composer)
Collection

Sheet music of songs from various musicals, plays, movies, and television (M.C. file)

Sheet music, 1915.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1915
Place: New York
Publisher: Cohan & Harris
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: M.C. (Hello Broadway, 1915)
Genres
sheet music
Scores
Notes
Content: Caption title.
Content: Cohan and Harris' musical revue Hello Broadway with Geo. M. Cohan and William Collier--Cover.
Content: First line of chorus: Down by the Erie, there waits my pal.
Content: First line of text: If you want to make good in a Broadway show.
Content: For voice and piano.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Content: Photograph of George Cohan and William Collier, shaking hands, superimposed upon cover illustrated by Barbelle.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement of responsibility: lyric and music by Geo. M. Cohan.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 vocal score (4 p.) : ill. ; 35 cm.
Center seam torn.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG99-C822
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14676428
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0e8f20c0-c5ff-012f-7c2b-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

  • 1888: Creator Born
  • 1915: Created
  • 1957: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Down by the Erie Canal" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1915. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-cf45-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Down by the Erie Canal" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-cf45-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1915). Down by the Erie Canal Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-cf45-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Down by the Erie Canal