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Title
Belle ob Alabama / as sung by J. C. Collins, of the New Orleans Serenaders ; written, composed, and arranged, by William Clifton
Alternative Title
Belle of Alabama
Creator
Clifton, William, composer
Contributor
New Orleans Serenaders, performer
G.L. Birch & Co., engraver, printer
Clifton, William, lyricist
Leefe, George E, lithographer
Vanderbeek, William, publisher
Last, Jay T., collector
Date Created and/or Issued
1849
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
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Description
For voice and piano. ; Caption title. ; Black and white lithograph of depicting 6 images: portraits of E. P. Christy, and George Christy, and 4 minstrel scenes including 3 with minstrels performing in blackface. ; "Lith. of Geo. E. Leefe N. Y." ; Numbers 108-110 are printed on the top of each page. ; Verses 2-5 are printed as text on page 5. ; "Birch E & P."
Extent
1 score (5 pages) ; 34 cm
Identifier
priJLC_SMUS Box T7
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/7426
Language
English
Subject
Blackface
Songs with piano
Minstrel music
Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States
African American women
African Americans--Songs and music
Popular music--United States
Love--Songs and music
Racism in language
Sheet music. (aat)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Sheet Music
Entertainment
Minstrels 1800's I-R
T7
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The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the sheet music was transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2019.

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