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Description
For voice and piano. Caption title. "The big Coon hit of '97, played nightly by Sousa's Famous Band"--ill. t.p. "As sung with howling success by Ferris Hartman the popular comedian"--ill. t.p. First line of text: My Gal she's the swellest belle in Darktown. First line of chorus: She is my Darktown lady. Publisher's advertisement on p. [6]. Record created as part of the California Sheet Music Project. Bound: No Variant: No Illustrated cover: Yes Advertisements: No University of California, Berkeley. Music Library.
Type
image
Format
Lithographs. Portrait photographs.
Extent
1 score (5, [1] p.) : ill., port. ; 27 x 36 cm.
Identifier
csm_cubanc_54_1_00165873
Subject
Songs with piano African Americans in popular culture--Songs and music Minstrels Clothing & dress Singers Composers Lithographs Portrait photographs
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