For voice and piano. ; Title from cover. ; Colored lithograph containing caricatures of two African American children, and African American man and woman in formal attire holding a sign that reads: "Big Minstrel Jubilee Management of Sanford B. Ricaby." Caricatures may be African Americans in blackface. ; Songs in the collection are copyrighted between 1899 and 1903. ; Advertisements on page [2]: "Try This Over on Your Piano, Our Great Prize Winner..."Lovey Mary"..." ; Advertisements on the bottom of pages [3-17]. ; Advertisements on page [17]: "Free! Free! Free!..." ; Advertisements on page [18]: "A Special Offer..." ; Advertisement on page [19]: "An unprecedented offer..." ; Advertisement on page [20]: "Howley, Haviland & Dresser's New Dance Folio..." ; Advertisement on page [21]: "Four Broadway Hits by Theodore F.Morse." ; Advertisement on page [22]: "Up in the Cocoanut Tree..."
Songs with piano Minstrel music Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States Advertising African American women African American children African Americans--Songs and music Popular music--United States Patriotism Love--Songs and music Racism in language Gambling Soldiers Statue of Liberty National Monument (N.Y. and N.J.) Sheet music. (aat)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Sheet Music Entertainment Minstrels 1900's H-Z T11 18 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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