'Great White Fleet' sheet music - 'Australia's Welcome to Uncle Sam'

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Albert's Music

1908

Overview

Sheet music entitled 'Australia's Welcome to Uncle Sam (Boys of the U.S.A') March Song'. It was composed to honour the American Fleet by Joe Slater. There is a name and date in the top right corner - 'F. Heath 1908'.
The cover is mainly in blue with a cream background. The only vivid areas of colour are the three flags - American, British and Australian - and the letters 'U.S.A.' which are filled with stars and stripes of red white and blue. The title of the song is in large black font. There is a rectangle in the centre containing an illustration of one of the ships in the Great White Fleet, and a smaller rectangle on the left containing the words of the chorus of the song. Underneath that are the composer and publisher details.

The back page has a variety of advertisements for Albert's music and entertainment.

Historical information

The Great White Fleet was the name given to the group of United States Navy battleships that completed a journey around the globe from December 16, 1907, to February 22, 1909, by order of President Theodore Roosevelt.
It comprised 16 white-painted battleships divided into two squadrons, along with various small escorts.
The fleet visited three ports in Australia - Sydney, Melbourne and Albany - before departing on the next leg of their journey to Manila.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-119-RoW00166

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

270 mm

Height or length

360 mm

Inscriptions and markings

From top to bottom:

"F. Heath 1908"

"TO HONOUR THE THE GREAT
AMERICAN FLEET PATRIOTIC SONG"

"No. 150"

"AUSTRALIA'S WELCOME
TO UNCLE SAM MARCH SONG
(BOYS OF THE U.S.A.)"

"Boys of the U.S.A.
It's proud we are to meet you,
Boys of the U.S.A.
Right glad we are to greet you.
With the union Jack, the Stars
& Stripes
And the Southern Cross unfurled
We'll show the foe we can hold
our own
With the Wide, Wide, World."

"Published by
Albert & Son,
LONDON,
SYDNEY &
NEW YORK"

COMPOSED BY JOE SLATER
AUTHOR OF "FORGET-ME-NOT"
"NO TONGUE CAN TELL"
"CITY OF WONDERLAND"
AND OTHER HITS"

"ALBERTS
6D
POPS"

"ALBERTS MUSIC STORES
THE LARGEST 137-9 KING ST
IN AUSTRALIA SYDNEY"

""The PUBLISHERS permit no dealer to handle this copy unless he agress to retail same at no less than 6d"

Keywords

American Great White Fleet