/ A darkies life is always gay. / as sung by Christy's Minstrels

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Title: A darkies life is always gay. / as sung by Christy's Minstrels
Creator: Christy Minstrels, arranger of music, performer
Contributor: Christy Minstrels, performer
Ackerman, Samuel, 1803-1863, engraver
Holt, C., Jr. (Charles), publisher
Last, Jay T., collector
Date Created and/or Issued: 1848
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: For voice and piano. ; Caption title. ; Verses 3-4 printed as text on page 5. ; "S. Ackerman." ; "Edwin P. Christy" stamped in cursive on cover.
Extent: 1 score (5 pages) ; 34 cm
Identifier: priJLC_SMUS Box T4
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/6716
Language: English
Subject: Songs with piano
Minstrel music
Blackface
Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States
Popular music--United States--To 1901
African Americans--Songs and music
Sheet music. (aat)
Minstrel songs. (rbgenr)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection
Sheet Music
Entertainment
Minstrels 1800's Christy
T4
4
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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