Illustrated title page in blue and white ; white roses in the back ground ; 6 images of songbooks. ; Advertisements on pages [2-4] re: "College Life", "Haviland's Dance Folio No. 2", "Fifty-cent music book..." ; Advertisements on pages [20-22, 24] re: :"Up-to-date jokes", "Arrah Wanna", "Four famous folios for piano", and "an up-to-date list of popular songsand piano solos". ; Advertisements on the bottom of each page: ""Complete copies of any song in this book 20c. postpaid..." ; Advertisement for jokes on page [20]: "Up-To-Date Jokes." ; Advertisement for songs on page [21]: "Have you heard"... ; Advertisement on page [22]: "Four famous folios for piano."
Songs with piano Songbooks, English--United States Minstrel music Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States African American women African Americans--Songs and music Popular music--United States Love--Songs and music Daughters Marriage Songs, Irish Band music Sheet music. (aat)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Sheet Music Entertainment Minstrels 1900's A-G T10 7 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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