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Columbia rules the sea - sheet music cover

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An emblem of an eagle supported by two American flags, illustrates the sheet music cover for a song by Josiah D. Canning. The eagle's wings are spread and its mouth holds a streamer with the composer's sobriquet "The Peasant Bard of Mass." The Library's copy was deposited for copyright on August 9, 1858.

Entered . . . 1858 by Firth, Pond & Co.

New York. Published by Firth, Pond & Co 547 Broadway.

Signed: Wakelam & Bros.

Title appears as it is written on the item.

Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1858-2.

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canning josiah d josiah dean navy commerce eagles engravings sheet music covers columbia rules columbia rules sea 1858 massachusetts 19th century us navy cartoon prints american music division pond and co firth wakelam and brothers engraving flag emblems united states history library of congress
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01/01/1858
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Firth, Pond & Co.
Wakelam & Brothers.
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canning josiah d josiah dean navy commerce eagles engravings sheet music covers columbia rules columbia rules sea 1858 massachusetts 19th century us navy cartoon prints american music division pond and co firth wakelam and brothers engraving flag emblems united states history library of congress