For voice and piano. ; Title from cover. ; Illustrated title page with white type font and a red background. Includes a portrait of J. C. Herbert. Caricatures of minstrels in [blackface] surounding the portrait. ; Songs in this collection are copyrighted between 1911 and 1919. ; Advertisement on page [2]: "Heard at the Minstrel Show." ; Advertisement on page [14]: "Fun-Making Jokes and Tricks." ; Advertisement on page [15]: "Magic Tricks and Jokes for the Amateur." ; Advertisement on page [16]: "Big Music Hits..." ; Advertisement on page [17]: "The Wizard's Manual..." ; Artisement on page [18]: "Harold Rossiter's Gigantic Song Collection." ; Advertisements on page [19]: "Rib-Rocking Riddles." ; Advertisement on page [20]: "Gypsy Nan's Dream Dictionary."
Songs with piano Minstrel music Blues (Music) Plantation life Love--Songs and music Mothers and sons Death Nostalgia Popular music--United States Sheet music. (aat)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Sheet Music Entertainment Minstrels 1900's H-Z T11 4 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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