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Title
The favorite Ethiopian melody Oh! Susanna, don't you cry for me : as sung by the Christy Minstrels
Alternative Title
Oh! Susanna sung by G. N. Christy of the Christy Minstrels
Contributor
Christy Minstrels, performer
Fagan & Lush, printer
Christy, George N., 1827-1868, performer
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
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Description
For voice and piano. ; Title from cover. ; Verses 2-4 printed as text on page 4. ; "Fagan."
Extent
1 score (4 pages) ; 35 cm
Identifier
priJLC_SMUS Box T4
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/7032
Language
English
Subject
Minstrel music
Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States
Popular music--United States--To 1901
African Americans--Songs and music
Songs with piano
Sheet music. (aat)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Sheet Music
Entertainment
Minstrels 1800's Christy
T4
23
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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