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Title
When the boys and girls go wheeling
Names
Browne, Raymond A., 1871-1922 (Lyricist)
Lomas, S. C. (Illustrator)
Coleman, Charles, 1885-1951 (Composer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1897

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1897
Place: Brooklyn
Publisher: C. Coleman
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: Music (Sheet) 00-375
Topics
Songs
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Caption title.
Content: Cover illustration, by S.C. Lomas, of young men and women bicycling on a country lane.
Content: Dedicated to the Nassau Wheelmen of Brooklyn, N.Y.--Printed beneath cover title.
Content: First line of chorus: When the boys and girls go wheeling shortly after dark.
Content: First line of text: Most every night you'll see a sight to start your heart aglowing.
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 by Raymond A. Browne ; music by Charles Coleman.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (3 p.) : ill. ; 35 cm.
Center seam splitting; edges torn; some corners missing.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21759246
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21760500
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG00-C141
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14693427
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6ee5fa10-c642-012f-ee8a-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

  • 1871: Creator Born
  • 1897: Created
  • 1922: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "When the boys and girls go wheeling" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1897. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/86e53e32-1b82-e322-e040-e00a18065b8e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "When the boys and girls go wheeling" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/86e53e32-1b82-e322-e040-e00a18065b8e

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1897). When the boys and girls go wheeling Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/86e53e32-1b82-e322-e040-e00a18065b8e

Wikipedia Citation

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When the boys and girls go wheeling