/ Commence ye darkies all! / written and composed by W. D. Corrister

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Title: Commence ye darkies all! / written and composed by W. D. Corrister
Creator: Corrister, W. D., composer
Contributor: White's Serenaders. Performer
Sarony & Major. Lithographer
Quidor, George W., approximately 1817- Engraver
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: 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 2-3 printed as text on page 4. ; Cover illustration: lithographed design with portraits of White's Serenaders [in blackface], Charles White, and Master Marks. ; "Lith of Sarony & Major, 117 Fulton St. N. York"--Cover. ; "G.W. Quidor, Engvr."--Page 4. ; Signature of Charles White is stamped on the cover. ; Black and white lithograph with five images. Three are of minstrels performong in blackface and two are of Master Marks as an adult and as a
Extent: 1 score (4 pages) ; 35 cm.
Identifier: priJLC_SMUS Box T9
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/7617
Language: English
Subject: White, Charles, 1821-1891--Portraits
Marks, Master--Portraits
White's Serenaders--Portraits
Songs with piano
Racism in language
African Americans--Songs and music
Plantation life--Songs and music
Popular music--United States--To 1901
Sheet music. (aat)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection
Sheet Music
Entertainment
Minstrels 1800's V-Z
T9
15
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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