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Title
Wm. H. West's progressive minstrels song album
Contributor
M. Witmark & Sons, publisher
West, William H., 1853-1902, compiler
Last, Jay T., collector
Date Created and/or Issued
1906
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. ; Title from cover. ; Blue and white lithographic portrait of Wiilliam H. West seated and surrounded by a stage curtain with American Flag insignia. ; Songs in this collection are copyrighted between 1903 and 1906. ; Advertisements on the bottom of pages [5, 7, and 14]. ; Advertisement on page [17]: "A book for all-for you." ; Advertisement on page [18]: ""The crest" popular song collection No. 2." ; Includes notes and instructions throughout.
Extent
1 score (18 pags) ; 34 cm.
Identifier
priJLC_SMUS Box T11
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/8376
Language
English
Subject
Songs with piano
Minstrel music
Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States
African American women
Advertising
Love--Songs and music
Soldiers
Dance
Nostalgia
Mother and child
Japanese
Russo-Japanese Border Conflicts, 1932-1941
Music--Religious aspects
Sleep
Racism in language
African Americans--Songs and music
Popular music--United States
Sheet music. (aat)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Sheet Music
Entertainment
Minstrels 1900's H-Z
T11
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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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