2001.60.17
Just One San Francisco
1907
10.5 in WIDE
(26.67 cm WIDE)
(26.67 cm WIDE)
Gift of Ms. Jean Eichelberger
2001.60.17
Sheet music is white paper, printed in black. Words by Lillian H. Shuey, music by M. Ruth Macdonald, published by Ludlow-Macdonald Music Co., of Oakland. A: front and back page, B: middle page. Front page shows a full-color photographic image of a part of San Francisco with a tree in the foreground, and several buildings in the background. At the bottom left corner, a caption says "The Spread of San Francisco." Below the bottom right corner, it states that the design was adapted from a cover of Sunset Magazine from June, 1907. Cover illustrates the re-building of San Francisco after the earthquake and fire of 1906. There are semi-destroyed buildings directly behind the two workmen involved in the re-construction.
P. Mendelsohn 7/05
The image on the cover has a gold and a green border. It is soiled and has some apparent water damage. The upper corner of all three pages is dog-eared, and the condition is fair.
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