turnbullephemera: British-born songwriter and composer James William Tate (1875-1922) worked in
turnbullephemera: British-born songwriter and composer James William Tate (1875-1922) worked in America with American lyricist Ballard MacDonald (1882-1935) to compose catchy sentimental music hall songs. As they became popular the lyrics were issued on sets of images, as published postcards (in our case) or as magic lantern slides, this image being number 4 of 14 in such a slide set. Certainly the final words of this verse make one want to read on … [Postcard]. If I should plant a tiny seed of love (No. 1). Bamforth & Co. Publishers (England). [ca 1910] Eph-B-POSTCARD-Vol-11-24-2 -- source link