Music Sheet, "Come Josephine in my Flying Machine, (Up She Goes)," 1910

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Artifact Overview

Airplanes were still a novelty in 1910, but Americans were captivated by their potential. Could we go higher? Lyrics from this song sheet "Come Josephine in my Flying Machine" suggested that we could: "Whoa! dear, don't hit the moon. No, dear, not yet but soon." They were right.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Sheet music

Date Made

1910

Subject Date

1910

Creator Notes

Music sheet artwork by Starmer, lyrics by Alfred Bryan, composed by Fred Fischer and published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., New York, New York

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.13.3.23

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 13.5 in
Width: 10.375 in