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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 the Swanne riber. [Way down upon the Swanee river.].; Without music.; Date based on sheet music copyright, typography, and same title publications.; Text of song within decorative border, in three eight-line stanzas, each with four-line chorus.; 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.; See variant editions: 000115-BROAD, 001590-BROAD, 002002-BROAD, 002003-BROAD, 002004-BROAD, 002589-BROAD, 002839-BROAD, 003712-BROAD, & 005151-BROAD.
Creator	Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864.
Publisher	[publisher not identified]
Format-Extent	1 broadside (1 item on 1 sheet) ; 21.5 x 13.5
Type	Broadsides (Notices); Text
Language	eng
Relation	Electronic reproduction Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. Old folks at home. [Boston? : s.n., 185-?]; http://musicman.mtsu.edu/broadsides/Binder14/JPEGmed/2785brom.jpg; http://worldcat.org/oclc/60705540/viewonline
Rights	Duplication of images is allowed for research purposes. All original song broadsides are in the public domain. The user is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Date-Issued	[1851-1885]
Relation-Is Referenced By	Variant of Edwin Wolf's American Song Sheets # 1707