Songs for voice and piano. ; Title from cover. ; Songs in the collection are copyrighted between 1906 and 1920. ; Illustrated title page depicting a minstrels performing on stage in blackface. ; Advertisement on page [2]: "Red hot jokes." ; Advertisement on page [10]: "Song-Writers..." ; Advertisement on page [13]: "Magic Tricks and Jokes for the Amateur." ; Advertisement on page [14]: "Fun-Making Jokes and Tricks." ; Advertisement on page [15]: "Bigmusichits of the day." ; Advertisement on page [16]:"Nut Stuff!-Just Cracked." ; Advertisement on page [17]: "Witches' Dictionary of Dreams."
Blackface Blackface entertainers Popular music--1921-1930 Love--Songs and music Ragtime music Fathers Friendship Minstrel music Card tricks African Americans--Songs and music Songs with piano Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States African American women Popular music--United States Sheet music. (aat) Songs. (lcgft) Popular music. (lcgft) Minstrel music. (lcgft) Scores. (lcgft) Publishers' advertisements. (rbgenr)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Sheet Music Entertainment Minstrels 1900's H-Z T11 13 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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