It's a long, long way to Tipperary, 19-- label (Geo. F. Root)
New Grove dict. of Amer. mus. (Root, George Frederick; b. Aug. 30, 1820, Sheffield, MA, d. Aug. 6, 1895, Bailey Island, ME; composer and music educator)
Root, G.F. School for the melodeon, harmonium, and cabinet organ, c1863 t.p. (George F. Root)