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  • Collection: Music in World War 1

LOC - I Want You Poster.jpg
Iconic "I Want You" army recruiting poster.

LOC - My Son Your Country Is Calling.pdf
This is the sheet music for the song "My Son, Your Country Is Calling" by Milton Charles Bennett. It was published by Bennett in Hartford, Connecticut.

LOC - New Haven Town.pdf
This is the sheet music for the song "When You're Down in Old New Haven Town," which is about a soldier coming home from France and going to New Haven.

"Over There" is one of the most iconic patriotic songs written in the United States during World War 1.

LOC - Over There.jpg
This is the cover art for the sheet music for the iconic World War 1 song "Over There."

LOC - Red Cross Girl.pdf
Sheet music for the song "The Red Cross Girl," which is about a wounded soldier talking about a Red Cross nurse that he calls an angel.

LOC - We'll Never Let the Old Flag Fall.pdf
This is the sheet music for the song "We'll Never Let the Old Flag Fall" by Henry Kenning. This song was published in Hartford, Connecticut.

LOC - You're The Son Of the USA.pdf
This is the sheet music for the song "You're The Son of The U.S.A." by Bert Haft and Jack Altman. This song was published by H.A Music Publishing Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Your King and Country Want You - Victoria and Albert Museum.jpg
This is the poster for the song "Your King and Country Want You." This song was popular in music halls in Britain during World War 1. Women would sing it in order to get men to sign up for military service.

Music Video for the song "Found Tonight" by Ben Platt and Lin-Manuel Miranda for the March for Our Lives.

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