Title from cover. ; For voice and piano. ; "Chas. D. Wilson, manager." ; Illustrated title page in orange, blue, and white ; black and white portrait of Lew Dockstaderin blackface. ; "The Grandest Minstrel Organization of the World."-- cover. ; "The House of Hits..." ; "J. Frew." ; Advertisement on page [2]: "The Great Western Ballad Success..." ; Advertisement on page [18]: "Polly Prim." ; Advertisement on page [19]: "When the Harvest Moon is Shining on the River." ; Advertisement on page [20]: "When we listened to the murmur of the pine." ; Advertisements of songs interspersed throughout book.
Popular music--United States--1901-1910 Songs, English Songs with piano Songs, English--Texts Minstrel music Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States African Americans--Songs and music Popular music--United States Blackface Songbooks, English--United States Sheet music. (aat)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Sheet Music Entertainment Minstrels 1900's A-G T10 8 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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