music cast in stone(?)

music cast in stone(?), originally uploaded by silkway.

#1
a litho plate on top of a type cabinet in an old style hand composing room... please correct me...

there are other shots #2 #3 #4 below if you are interested... and let me know if you like to look into more details from the original size...

can't tell what language is on lyrics...

museum of american heritage, palo alto, california
www.moah.org/exhibits/index.html