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Title: The little old cabin in the lane / as sung by Manning's Minstrels ; words and music by Will. S. Hays
Creator: Hays, Will. S. (William Shakespeare), 1837-1907, composer
Contributor: Manning's Minstrels, performer
Peters, J. L. (John L.), publisher
Hays, Will. S. (William Shakespeare), 1837-1907, lyricist
Last, Jay T., collector
Date Created and/or Issued: 1871
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, piano, and guitar. ; Title from cover. ; Title page illustration: log cabin in tropical garden. ; "To Geo. J. Cowan, Louisville Ky." ; First line of text: I'm getting old and feeble now. ; First line of chorus: De chimney's falling down, and de roof is cavin' in. ; Advertisement on rear of cover: "Peters' Musical Magazines..."
Extent: 1 score (5 pages) ; 35 cm
Identifier: priJLC_SMUS Box T7
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/7558
Language: English
Subject: Popular music
African American men
Nostalgia in music
Plantation life
Slavery
Songs with piano
Minstrel music
Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States
African Americans--Songs and music
Popular music--United States
Minstrel songs. (aat)
Sheet music. (aat)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection
Sheet Music
Entertainment
Minstrels 1800's I-R
T7
1
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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