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Title: On old Potomac's shore : song and chorus / as sung by Wood's Minstrels ; composed by G. Friedrich Wurzel
Creator: Root, George F. (George Frederick), 1820-1895, composer
Contributor: Wood's Minstrels, performer
William Hall & Son, publisher
Last, Jay T., collector
Date Created and/or Issued: 1853
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: For voice and piano. ; Title from cover. ; Verse 3 printed as text on page 5. ; First line of text: I'm growing old and weary now. ; First line of chorus: Old Potomac's shore.
Extent: 1 score (5 pages) ; 33 cm
Identifier: priJLC_SMUS Box T9
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/7570
Language: English
Subject: Potomac River--Songs and music
Songs with piano
Minstrel music
Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States
African American women
African Americans--Songs and music
Slavery
Death
Older people
Popular music--United States
Sheet music. (aat)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection
Sheet Music
Entertainment
Minstrels 1800's V-Z
T9
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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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