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Title: Dearest Mae : a celebrated Ethiopian song / sung by the Harmoneons ; the words by Francis Lynch ; the music by James Power ; composed for the piano forte [by] L. V. H. Crosby
Creator: Crosby, L. V. H., -1884, composer
Contributor: Harmoneons, performer
Ditson, Oliver, publisher
Crosby, L. V. H., -1884
Lynch, Francis, lyricist
Power, James, -1890, composer
Last, Jay T., collector
Date Created and/or Issued: 1847
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. ; Cover title. ; Verses [1] - 4 printed as text on page [4].
Extent: 1 score (4 pages) ; 35 cm
Identifier: priJLC_SMUS Box T6
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/7355
Language: English
Subject: Lynch, Francis--Musical settings
Songs with guitar
Popular music--United States
Songs with piano
Minstrel music
Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States
African American women
African Americans--Songs and music
Racism in language
Love--Songs and music
Sheet music. (aat)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection
Sheet Music
Entertainment
Minstrels 1800's G-H
T6
5
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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