aerial

The legendary Broadway singer and comedienne, Fanny Brice, is featured on the cover of this 1915 song, written by Tin Pan Alley songwriter Harry von Tilzer.  An aircraft at night with Ms. Brice under its spotlight is a fine example of imagination and show business hustle.  It is part of the Bella C. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Sheet Music from the National Air and Space Museum Library.

The theme of this march and two-step celebration of speed and transportation on the ground, water, and air.  Dating from 1910, Motor King is part of the Bella C. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Sheet Music, held in the National Air and Space Museum Library. 

The Dill Pickles is a 1906 piece of ragtime music that was illustrative of the public view of airships as giant pickles/cucumbers or sausages.  This sheet music is a fine example of the humor and charm of the Bella C. Landauer Collection of Aeronautcial Sheet Music, held in the National Air and Space Museum Library. 

This 1898 waltz sheet music was published in the United Kingdom and features a woman in flight, riding a stork.  This is one of the many "aeronautical" themed pieces of sheet music the are part of the Bella C. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Sheet Music, which is held in the National Air and Space Museum Library. 

One of the finer examples of illustrative fantasy reminiscent of a Jules Verne story, this sheet music march from 1907 is in excellent condition.  It is from the Bella C. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Sheet Music in the National Air and Space Museum Library.  

A popular song from 1919 that was representative of women's interest in aviation and flying. Since Katy the Waitress became an Aviatress is an example of popular songwriting's ability to capture contemporary trends and turn them into songs they hoped the public would adopt.  This sheet music is part of the Bella C. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Sheet Music held in the National Air and Space Museum Library.