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Title
Miss Virginia / words by Gene Jefferson ; music by Bob Irving ; arr. by Wm. Polla
Alternative Title
San Francisco examiner. Musical supplement.
Creator
Irving, Bob
Composer
Studebaker, Dorothy
Performer
Genthe
Photographer
Polla, William C., 1876-1939
Arranger
Orpheum
Other
Date Created and/or Issued
c1899
Publication Information
The Examiner
San Francisco
Contributing Institution
UC Berkeley, Jean Gray Hargrove Music Library
Collection
California Sheet Music Project
Rights Information
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Description
For voice and piano.
"Sung by Dorothy Studebaker at the Orpheum. Photo by Genthe"--ill. t.p.
"Published by permission of Sol Bloom, Chicago, owner of the copyright"--ill. t.p.
First line of text: Done heard a lot about some hot coons in town.
First line of chorus: Miss Virginia, can I win yer?
First line of "Chorus ad. lib.": How I wish dat black gal was mine.
World's Musical Library of Chicago advertisement on p. 4.
Record created as part of the California Sheet Music Project.
"Music Supplement to the Sunday Examiner"--ill. t.p.
Bound: No
Variant: No
Illustrated cover: Yes
Advertisements: No
California Historical Society.
Type
image
Format
Portraits.
Extent
1 Score (4 p.) : col. ill., port. ; 27 x 36 cm.
Identifier
csm_cubanc_54_1_00166094
Subject
Songs with piano
African Americans in popular culture--Songs and music
Women
Flowers
Portraits

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