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Cover features: title and composition information with decorative lining (black on uncoloured ground).

The sailors of the King

Date1916
Names
(composer)
(lyricist)
FormatEphemera
Notes
For voice and piano.
Key: D major.
On front cover: at head of title "The new Navy song".
On back cover: thematic advertisements from the publisher's catalogue. 
Subject
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Sheet music
    Dimensions35 cm x 28 cm (13 3/4 in. x 11 in.)
    Language
      CollectionSpecial Collections in the Arts
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberCSM-BONSAI1916-001
      Welcome back, world sailors. Sailors Fiona McCall, Paul Howard and their childre Penny and Peter acknowledge welcome-back greetings from boats and spe(...)
      Welcome back, world sailors. Sailors Fiona McCall, Paul Howard and their childre Penny and Peter acknowledge welcome-back greetings from boats and spe(...)
      McCall, Fiona, 1961-
      8/28/1988
      Carrying a parasol the Queen, right, watched the impressive ceremony as sailors from Canada's fighting ships formed a hollow square about the traditio(...)
      Carrying a parasol the Queen, right, watched the impressive ceremony as sailors from Canada's fighting ships formed a hollow square about the traditio(...)
      Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002
      5/31/1939
      It's pay parade as these sailors of the Canadian cruiser, Uganda, line up to receive their pay before going on leave
      It's pay parade as these sailors of the Canadian cruiser, Uganda, line up to receive their pay before going on leave
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      8/13/1941
      Surfacing for recruits: HMCS Okanagan made a stop in Oshawa harbor last week to allow the public on board and seek future sailors
      Surfacing for recruits: HMCS Okanagan made a stop in Oshawa harbor last week to allow the public on board and seek future sailors
      Russell, Jim
      11/16/1990
      The sailor's return
      The sailor's return
      White, Thomas I.
      1829
      Hauling in the Paravane, a device used in sweeping the vital shipping channels clear of destructive enemy mines, slicker-clad sailors aboard a mineswe(...)
      Hauling in the Paravane, a device used in sweeping the vital shipping channels clear of destructive enemy mines, slicker-clad sailors aboard a mineswe(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      7/26/1941
      Sailors of all nations, like Russian merchant marine officers Khalyapin Vasiliy, left, and Kmituk Alexander, are welcomed to Toronto by Rev. Siegfried(...)
      Sailors of all nations, like Russian merchant marine officers Khalyapin Vasiliy, left, and Kmituk Alexander, are welcomed to Toronto by Rev. Siegfried(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      5/2/1972
      Handcar from a railroad is the vehicle these sailors for a jaunt through the streets of an Italian town, to prove they are in possession of their land legs. [Incomplete]
      Handcar from a railroad is the vehicle these sailors for a jaunt through the streets of an Italian town, to prove they are in possession of their land legs. [Incomplete]
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      6/3/1941
      Spinning sailors like atomic-powered crabs
      Spinning sailors like atomic-powered crabs
      Philp, Barry
      5/8/1967
      Sailors reviewed before memorial--With the huge pylons of Canada's great memorial at Vimy towering in the background
      Sailors reviewed before memorial--With the huge pylons of Canada's great memorial at Vimy towering in the background
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      8/5/1936
      The sailors danger and hardship at sea
      The sailors danger and hardship at sea
      Edgar (Ship)
      1711?
      Grimly engrossed in their task, these two sailors are preparing to let out the paravane with the mine-sweeping cables attached to it. It seems to be hard work
      Grimly engrossed in their task, these two sailors are preparing to let out the paravane with the mine-sweeping cables attached to it. It seems to be hard work
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      7/18/1941