Jim Crow polka / arranged by E. P. Christy and sung by G. N. Christy of Christy's Minstrels
Creator
Christy, Edwin Pearce, 1815-1862, arranger of music
Contributor
Christy's Minstrels. performer Jacques & Co., publisher Sarony & Major, lithographer Christy, George N., 1827-1868, performer Quidor, George W., approximately 1817- engraver Last, Jay T., collector
For voice and piano. ; Caption title. ; Verses 2-4 printed as text on page 4. ; Illustrated list title page in black and white lithograph portrait of E. P. Christy, minstrel circle and members of the company in blackface. ; "Edwin P. Christy" stamped in cursive on cover. ; "G. N. Christy and T. Vaughn" printed below lithographs on cover. ; "Lith. of Sarony & Major, 117 Fulton St., N.Y."--Cover. ; "G. W. Quidor, Engrv."
Christy, Edwin Pearce, 1815-1862 Christy, George N., 1827-1868 Vaughn, Thomas, 1823-1875 African Americans--Songs and music Polkas--Songs and music Popular music--United States Songs with piano Blackface Minstrel music Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States United States--History--War with Mexico, 1845-1848--Songs and music Sheet music. (aat)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Sheet Music Entertainment Minstrels 1800's Christy T4 12 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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