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George T. Goldthwaite, music teacher in Portland, composed "The Purple and White" for Deering High School. It was copyrighted in 1913 and published in 1914.
The score, in march tempo, begins, "Deering felt the duty to own A flag, not for its beauty alone, She took a color that her aim And noble purpose bid her claim..."
He wrote other music for Portland and Deering high schools.
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About This Item
- Title: 'The Purple and White,' Deering High School, 1914
- Creator: George T. Goldthwaite
- Creation Date: 1914
- Subject Date: 1914
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 34.7 cm x 27 cm
- Local Code: Sheet Music 28
- Object Type: Text
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