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Abraham Lincoln's Birthday

Creator:
Ruth Norman, Mills Music, Inc.
Location:
New York, New York
Origin Date:
1952
Materials:
paper
Item ID:
71.2009.083.0074
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Sheet Music

Description

This is a piece of sheet music for the song, "Abraham Lincoln's Birthday." The cover is blue and has an illustration in white and red of four children playing. "Action Songs for Special Occasions" is printed in white and red lettering at the upper right side of the cover. There is a outline illustration in red of a woman moving her hands to the left of the title. 1 score (5 p.) Contents: Honest, brave and good -- Chopping logs -- Let us build a cabin -- Riding in a covered wagon -- Tramping through the woods. Interlinear words. Each song followed by instructions for "finger-play" or "dramatization." Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum.