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Title: The gum tree canoe / written by S. S. Steele ; sung by A. F. Winnemore
Creator: Winnemore, A. F. (Anthony F.), arranger of music
Contributor: Virginia Serenaders, performer
Steele, Silas Sexton, lyricist
Winnemore, A. F. (Anthony F.), performer
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. ; Caption title. ; Black and white lithograph of two African American boys sitting on a wood bench. One holding a musical score "Plantation Melodies, the other playing the flute. ; Verses 2-4 printed as text on page 3.
Extent: 1 score (3 pages) ; 34 cm.
Identifier: priJLC_SMUS Box T9
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/7864
Language: English
Subject: Songs with piano
Minstrel music
Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States
African American women
African Americans--Songs and music
Popular music--United States
Plantation life
Slavery
Love--Songs and music
Canoes and canoeing
Sheet music. (aat)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection
Sheet Music
Entertainment
Minstrels 1800's V-Z
T9
10
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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