For voice and piano. ; Title from cover. ; Illustrated title page with maroon type font and a yellow background. Includes a lithograph of an African American male's face placed within a sunflower. ; Songs in this collection are copyrighted between 1904 and 1905. ; Advertisement on page [2]: :The Message of the Old Church Bell." ; Advertisements for songs on the bottom of pages [4-18]: "The most talked about ballad in the world "I'll be waiting in the gloaming, sweet Genevieve." ; Advertisement on page [19]: "Mamma's Boy." ; Advertisement on page [20]: "I'll be Waiting in the Gloaming, Sweet Genevieve."
Blackface entertainers Blackface Songs, English--United States Songs, English--United States--Texts Minstrel shows Popular music--To 1901 Church bells Pirates Work Love--Songs and music Nostalgia Church music Mothers and sons Racism in language Happiness Folk songs, Irish--Ireland Money Men Sailors Songs with piano Minstrel music Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States African American women African Americans--Songs and music Popular music--United States Sheet music. (aat)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Sheet Music Entertainment Minstrels 1900's H-Z T11 3 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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