Sheet Music, "Semper Paratus"

 
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Sheet Music, "Semper Paratus"
Sheet Music, "Semper Paratus"
Sheet Music, "Semper Paratus"
Sheet Music, "Semper Paratus"

Sheet Music, "Semper Paratus"

Object number2017.043.176
Date1928
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions12 × 10 in. (30.5 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionSheet music is for "Semper Paratus" is the official march of the United States Coast Guard. Having been composed in 1927 by U.S. Coast Guard Captain Francis Saltus Van Boskerck. Published by Sam Fox Pub. Company in 1928. The original lyrics were written by Captain Francis Saltus Van Boskerck in 1922, at the cabin of USCGC Yamacraw in Savannah, Georgia; he wrote the music in 1927, on a "beat-up old piano" in Unalaska, Alaska.
    The cover is in blue with the U.S. Coast Guard symbol in the middle with a cargo plane flying above and freighter ship sailing below with a row boat.
    The backcover has advertisement for patriotic songs.
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