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Our Empire's here to stay
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Cover features: title and composer information; paired drawings of the Royal Union flag with inset sketch of the Palace of Westminster (red, blue and white).

Our Empire's here to stay

Date1940
Names
FormatEphemera
Notes
Key: B-flat major. -- For voice and piano. -- Includes chord symbols and diagrams for guitar.
On verso of front cover, and on back cover: thematic advertisements for "Land we love : a song of Empire", and "Soldier songs of Canada".
Subject
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Great Britain
    England
    Medium
    Sheet music
    Dimensions31 cm x 23 cm (12 3/16 in. x 9 1/16 in.)
    Language
      ProvenanceGift of Norm Attikin.
      CollectionSpecial Collections in the Arts
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberCSM-ALLOUR1940-001
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