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Title
Old folks at home.
Subject
Broadsides--United States--19th century.
Songs--United States--19th century--Texts.
Popular music--United States--19th century--Texts.
Minstrel music--United States--19th century--Texts.
Early memories--Songs and music--Texts.
Plantation life--Songs and music--Texts.
Description
First
line
: '
Way
down
upon
de
Swanee
Ribber
.
[Way
down
upon
the
Swanee
River.].
;
Without
music.
;
Henry
J
.
Wehman
is
listed
at
130
Park
Row
in
Brooklyn
,
NY
directories
for
1888-1897.
; "
22--Above
title.
; "
Copyrighted...
.
published
by
Oliver
Ditson
Company
,
Boston."--Beneath
title.
; "The
Words
and
Music
of this
Song
will be
sent..
. by
H.J
.
Wehman
,
130
Park
Row
,
New
York
City..."--Above
text.
;
Text
of
song
printed
on
pink
paper
in
three
eight-line
stanzas
,
each
with
four-line
chorus.
; At
foot
of
song
sheet
: "
H
.
J
.
Wehman
,
Song
Publisher
,
New
York.
";
Several
CPM
sheet
music
editions
(earliest
1851
,
#
003747-BYULG)--credit
Christy
and
Minstrel
heading.
;
Several
CPM
sheet
music
editions
(earliest
1874
,
#
001899-CPMLG)--credit
Foster.
;
CPM
song
sheet
edition
#
002839-BROAD
(1851?-?)--credits
alternate
title.
;
CPM
song
sheet
inscribed
"
36
"
above
title.
;
See
variant
editions
:
000115-BROAD
,
001590-BROAD
,
002002-BROAD
,
002004-BROAD
,
002589-BROAD
,
002785-BROAD
,
002839-BROAD
,
003712-BROAD
,
004918-BROAD
, and
005151-BROAD
.
Creator
Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864.
Publisher
H.J
.
Wehman
Format-Extent
1
broadside
(1
item
on
1
sheet)
;
approximately
24
x
15
cm
Type
Text
Language
eng
Relation
http://musicman.mtsu.edu/broadsides/Binder10/JPEGmed/2003brom.jpg;
http://worldcat.org/oclc/60530256/viewonline
Rights
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.
All
original
song
broadsides
are in the
public
domain
. The
user
is
responsible
for
all
copyright
compliance
.
Date-Issued
[1888-1897]
Relation-Is Referenced By
Variant
of
Edwin
Wolf's
American
Song
Sheets
#
1707
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