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Museum object · Written Music

Harlem on my Mind

1933

New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Sheet music for the song "Harlem on my Mind" from the production "As Thousands Cheer." The front cover is red with an illustration in black of a group of partiers, seen along the bottom third. The group is largely in the lower left quadrant with arms raised and faces raised upward. Hats and confetti float above the crowd. Over top of the crowd, in red text is the music publisher information "Irving Berlin, Inc./ MUSIC PUBLISHERS/ 1607 Broadway New York/ MADE IN/ USA." In the lower right corner, in the background, is a car with the front portion facing left. Two people are on the hood of the car. Over top of the car, in a rectangle is a song list "LONELY HEART/ HEAT WAVE/ SUPPER TIME/ EASTER PARADE/ HOW'S CHANCES/ THE FUNNIES/ NOT FOR ALL THE RICE/ IN CHINA/HARLEM ON MY MIND.

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Catalog reference: 2013.223.19

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