A. B. Libby [B. C. Tapley sheet music, 1888]
Utilitarian Object
Identifier:
OBJ.O.1983.11
Description
Sheet music for Album Leaf by Byron C. Tapley with a listing of all his available compositions and their pricing, all published (and copyrighted) by A. B. Libby of Milford. The front also has a lithograph with Tapley's likeness on the front, as well as his signature. Byron Cushing Tapley (1866-1939) was a Canadian composer who was married to Maud Snell (1872-1938) of Milford. Augustine B. Libby (1854-1917) was a step-brother of Maud's and later State Representative for Smyrna Falls. Augustine's sister (and Maud's step-sister) Lida M. Libby (1863-?) was married to Albert H. Brown (1860-?), the editor of the Old Enterprise in the 1910s and 1920s.