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Title: Pompey's tip to New York : as sung by Christy's Ethiopian Opera Troupe at Christy's American Opera House No. 472 Broadway New York / written by Charles Soran Esq. music by John H. Hewitt
Creator: Hewitt, John H., 1801-1890, composer
Contributor: Henry MCaffrey, publisher
Soran, Charles, 1809-1857, lyricist
Last, Jay T., collector
Date Created and/or Issued: 1853
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. ; Title from cover. ; "Gillingham." ; Edwin P. Christy is stamped in cursive on the cover.
Extent: 1 score (5 pages) ; 34 cm
Identifier: priJLC_SMUS Box T4
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/7052
Language: English
Subject: Songs with piano
Minstrel music
Popular music--United States
African Americans--Songs and music
Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States
Slavery--United States--Songs and music
Antislavery movements
Sheet music. (aat)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection
Sheet Music
Entertainment
Minstrels 1800's Christy
T4
33
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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