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Title
When I saw sweet Nelly home / written & composed by H. S. Cartee
Creator
Cartee, H. S. (Henry S.), composer
Contributor
Cartee, H. S. (Henry S.), lyricist
Chandler, John Greene, 1815-1879, lithographer
Last, Jay T., collector
Date Created and/or Issued
1856
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
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Description
Cover page only. ; For voice and piano. ; Caption title. ; "Lee Mallory, del." ; J. G. Chandler Lith. Boston." ; Black and white lithograph of 5 scenes in which the minstrels are performing in blackface (Old Uncle Epherum, Bobbin Around, Stand Thus). Decorative border surrounds the images. ; "The Railroad, Gallop & Terrific Explosion as Performed by Perham's Troupe only." -- cover.
Extent
1 score (5 pages) ; 34 cm
Identifier
priJLC_SMUS Box T7
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/7573
Language
English
Subject
Songs with piano
Blackface
Minstrel music
Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States
African American women
African Americans--Songs and music
Popular music--United States
Sheet music. (aat)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Sheet Music
Entertainment
Minstrels 1800's I-R
T7
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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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