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Prairie flower, or, Rosalie.

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Title	Prairie flower, or, Rosalie.
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. Children--Songs and music--Texts. Tragedy in music--Texts. Death--Songs and music--Texts.
Description	First line: On the distant prairie, where the heather wild.; Without music.; Date based on sheet music copyright and printer address in contemporaneous city directories.; At head of song sheet: "J. H. Johnson, Song Publisher, Stationer & Printer, No. 7 N. Tenth St. 3 doors about Market. Phila."; "As Sung In All The Public Schools."--Below title.; Text of song in three eight-line stanzas, with a chorus following the 1st.; At foot of song sheet: "J. H. Johnson, Song Publisher, Card and Job Printer, No. 5 North Tenth Street, Three doors above Market, Philadelphia."; "Cards, Circulars, Bill-Heads, Hand-Bills, Posters, Labels..."--Below publisher's address.; "You will save 25 per cent by getting your Printing done at Johnson's Cheap Card and Job Printing Office, No. 5 North Tenth St."--At foot of broadside.; CPM song sheet # 000129-BROAD credits alternate title ("Rosalie, the prairie flower").; Several CPM sheet music editions (earliest 1855, # 000566-SMVOL)--credit Root.; OCLC #47944801 credits Minstrel heading.; See variant editions: 000129-BROAD, 001112-BROAD, 001113-BROAD, 001114-BROAD, 002065-BROAD, 002524-BROAD, 003154-BROAD & 003155-BROAD.; CPM song sheet has deep creases, tears and holes, obscuring lyrics.
Creator	Root, George F. (George Frederick), 1820-1895.
Publisher	J.H. Johnson
Format-Extent	1 broadside ; approximately 21 x 12 cm
Type	Text
Language	eng
Relation	http://musicman.mtsu.edu/broadsides/Binder7/JPEGmed/1406brom.jpg; http://worldcat.org/oclc/60343571/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	[1855-1876]
Relation-Is Referenced By	Edwin Wolf's American Song Sheets, 2032d.