Roses of Picardy
A research in progress
Haydn Wood's manuscript.
Sketches of the refrain and verses of Roses of Picardy (1916).
This unique document is hold by the Royal Academy of Music's Museum,
London, UK.
Sheet music,
published in the USA (1918).
Roses of Picardy was Chappell's best-selling song in the USA. Advertisement in the weekly Music Trade Review, from 29 June to 17 August 1918.
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Roses of Picardy Fox Trot, arranged by Chas. N. Grant, published in the USA by Chappell-Harms in 1923.
Haydn Wood and Dorothy Court are in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1923. (Journal d'Anvers, 21 September 1923).
17 years old André Jouannet copied in 1929 the French lyrics of Roses of Picardy in his songbook, while he was listening to Fred Gouin on a Odéon record.
Roses of Picardy is one of the most requested tune at the Putney Vale Crematorium, London, UK. (list sent by the Putney Vale Crematorium, 6 September 2004).
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Postcard and matchbook.
Hotel Mueblebach was built in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1915.
Cafe Picardy was one of the restaurants in this luxurious hotel.
There is little doubt that the band entertained the customers to Roses
of
Picardy.
Woodland String Band, at the Philadelphia Mummers Parade, 1 January 1949.
45 rpm record covers.
Advertisement.
Vince Hill's Roses of Picardy reached nº 13 on the UK charts in
1967.
(New Musical Express, 6 May 1967).
45 rpm record covers,
for the United Kingdom, Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, and Yugoslavia.
33 rpm record cover,
Canadian reissue of Mr. Banjo's Back In Town (originally issued
in the USA, early 1960s).
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Mini-bottle of perfume, found in the USA.
Slide to promote the film Roses of Picardy, a Gaumont-British production, directed by Maurice Elvey, filmed in Nice (France) in February 1927.
Roses of Picardy in films and television Films
and television programmes in which Roses of Picardy
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Marie Rose Julie Billiart,
born at Cuvilly (Oise, France) in 1751 and died in Belgium in 1816.
She was canonized on 22 juin 1969.
Book published by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Reading, Ohio,1936.
Gwen Ware was a volunteer nurse in the British Army from 1916 to 1918.
The Museum of Farnham (United Kingdom) published her diaries in 1984.Ancestors, nº 43, March 2006.
© Wharncliffe Publishing, 2006.
Roses of Picardy, motel in Colonial Heights, Virginia.
Opened in 1934 at the crossroads of routes 1 and 301, it was demolished in the early 2000s.
Roses of Picardy, a street in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Picardy, secateurs sold in Germany, Spain, France, Great Britain, and Italy, 2012.
Camembert label, Côte d'Opale Dairy, Verton (Pas-de-Calais, France).
China and earthenware, made in England, France, Germany, Czechoslovakia, USA, Canada, an Japan.
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Picardy, glass, by Morgantown (Virginia, USA, 1940s). |
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Picardy, glass, by Tiffin (Ohio, USA, 1960s). |
Beer mug, Picardy, France, 1973.
Picardy,
Fothergay fabric (Great Britain).
Tablecloth,
Prints Charming (USA).
Apron, Carlton's Gay Lady (Great Britain).
Times (London), 5 November 1985.
Rose de Picardie,
curtain, by Lucille Laflamme (Tricot Selection special issue Crochet
d'art).
© Éditions de Saxe, 2001
Picardy,
knitted dress (McCall's Needlework & Crafts,
spring-summer 1965).
© McCall Corporation, 1965
Roses in Picardy,
blouse, by Darma Bregoli (Magic Crochet, nº 85, August 1993).
© Les Éditions de Saxe S.A., 1993
Roses of Picardy, quilted bedspread
(Quilt, spring 1995).
© Harris Publications, Inc., 1994
Picardy Roses, quilted bedspread, by
Dee Rinard, Abilene, Texas (Old-Fashioned Patchwork, summer
1992).
© Harris Publications, Inc., 1992
Cushion, found in the USA.
Roses of Picardy, mat (Magic
Crochet, nº 101, april 1996).
© Les Éditions de Saxe S.A., 1996
Rug worsted,
Dritz (USA).
Roses of Picardy, cake, by Pat Garner, Hazlemere,
United Kingdom (Sugarcraft, nº 11, july-august 1995).
© Squires Kitchen Magazine Publishing Ltd., 1995
Labels of citrus fruits crates (California).
Jigsaw puzzle (USA). © The Tuco Work Shops, Inc., 1933
Robert Raikes doll,
dress and accessories by the American Kit Company (USA).
Medal, motorcycles rally, Saint-Quentin (Aisne, France), 1973.
Card,
French stamp Picardie, first day card, 15 November 1975.
Envelope,
French stamp Picardie: La rose, first day cover, 25 April
2009.
Vintage car rally, France, March 2003.
Kabrin, 2007.
Roses of Picardy, One Hundred Successful Years
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