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Title
Rosa's wedding day / composed and arranged by Chas. White
Creator
White, Charles, 1821-1891, composer
Contributor
Firth, Pond & Co., publisher
White's Serenaders. performer
Sarony & Major. lithographer
White, Charles, 1821-1891, lyricist
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. ; "Lith. of Sarony & Major, 117. Fulton St. N. York." ; Verses [2-4] printed as text at bottom of page 5. ; Cover illustration: lithographed design with portraits of White's Serenaders [in blackface], Charles White, and Master Marks. ; First line of text: Oh! name de spot and tell me whar. ; First line of chorus: Sing sing away its our delight. ; Signature of Charles White stamped on cover."
Extent
1 score ([5] pages) ; 34 cm.
Identifier
priJLC_SMUS Box T9
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/7580
Language
English
Subject
White, Charles, 1821-1891--Portraits
Marks, Master--Portraits
White's Serenaders--Portraits
African Americans--Songs and music
African American women
Love--Songs and music
Plantation life
Racism in language
Slavery
Songs with piano
Popular music--United States
Minstrel music
Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States
Sheet music. (aat)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Sheet Music
Entertainment
Minstrels 1800's V-Z
T9
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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