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Title
Jeff in petticoats : a song for the times / words by George Cooper ; music by Henry Tucker
Creator
Tucker, Henry, 1826?-1882, composer
Contributor
Wm. A. Pond & Co., publisher
Cooper, George, 1840-1927, lyricist
Eno, Henry C., lithographer
Last, Jay T., collector
Date Created and/or Issued
1865
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
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Description
Title from cover. ; For voice and piano. ; Black and white lithograph depicting Jefferson Davis [president of the Confederate States], running from a Union soldier while wearing a bonnet and petticoat. ; "Lith. of H. C. Eno 37 Park Row, N. Y." ; Verses 3-6 printed as text on page 5. ; Advertisement on page [6]: "A Selection of the Latest and Most Beautiful Vocal and Instrumental Music of the Day."
Extent
1 score ([6] pages) ; 35 cm
Identifier
priJLC_SMUS Box T12
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/9092
Language
English
Subject
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889--Captivity
Civil war
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with piano
Humorous songs
Popular music--To 1901
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889--Humor
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889--Songs and music
Songs with piano
War songs--Confederate States of America
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Songs and music
Confederate States of America--Songs and music
Sheet music. (aat)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Sheet Music
Military
1861-1865 : Confederate A-Z
T12
27
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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