Mary Todd Lincoln Polka
| Description: |
The Mary Todd Lincoln Polka was premiered at the first grand ball held at the Lincoln White House on February 5, 1862. The song was composed in honor of the First Lady by bandmaster Francis Scala and performed by the Marine Band. |
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| Origin: | February 5, 1862 |
| Created By: |
Scala, Francis Maria, 1819?-1903 |
| Source: |
http://contentdm.acpl.lib.in.us/cdm/ref/collection/p15155coll1/id/2343 |
| Collection: |
Lincoln Library Photographs |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/home/research/eresources/lincoln/lincoln-rights |
| Geography: |
Washington, D.C. |
| Subjects: |
Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882 White House (Washington, D.C.)--Social aspects |
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