Hail! Winfield Scott!
- Title:
- Hail! Winfield Scott!
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Composer:
- Baker, Everett L.
- Political Figure:
- Scott, Winfield, American (1786-1866), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1852
- Election Date:
- 1852
- ID Number:
- 2214.SM0055
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214SM0055_001.jpg
- Political Party:
- Whig
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- publications (documents)
sheet music
advertisements
periodicals - Materials/Techniques:
- Letterpress printing
- Subject:
- Sheet music
Advertisements
Periodicals
Politics
Promotional materials
Musical notation
Scott, Winfield
Pierce, Franklin
Heroes
Singing
Events
Education
Merchandise
Marketing
Songbooks
Sheet music
New York, New York - Measurement:
- 31.75 x 22.86 (Sheet Music) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Item consists of eight pages from the periodical The Musical World and New York Musical Times, three pages of which contain a Winfield Scott promotional song by Everett L. Baker. The song is labeled a parody on 'Hail, Smiling Morn'. Item donor Susan H. Douglas identifies the song as deriving from the October 16, 1852 edition of the periodical
this date is not mentioned on the item itself. The remaining pages contain music for Beethoven's Funeral March on the Death of a Hero and advertisements and announcements for music products and events. - Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.