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'A hot time in the old town', 1896. Creator: Unknown.

'A hot time in the old town', 1896. Creator: Unknown.

2-949-078 - /Heritage Images

'A hot time in the old town', 1896. "There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight". Words by Joe Hayden, written by Theo A. Metz, as sung by Josephine Sabel. From a collection of sheet music, some examples of which depict African Americans in a derogatory way. Other examples are songs by white musicians purporting to be black.

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This image has been flagged as having a sensitive subject, or the attached metadata may use a historical and dated form of words and terms no longer used or deemed appropriate, but in common and accepted usage at the time the content was created and/or catalogued. No offence is intended and it is shown here and should be viewed in it’s historical context.

People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Josephine Sabel: American: Singer, comedian
People Related
  1. Joe Hayden: American: Lyricist, songwriter
  2. Theodore A. Metz: American: Composer, musician, bandleader
  3. Willis Woodward & Co.: American: Publisher
Medium
  1. Photograph
Picture Type
  1. Notated music
  2. Portrait
  3. Scores
Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Entertainment & Media

Society & Culture Music

Artistic Representations Portraits

People Other

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4311x5996
File Size : 75,729kb

Aliases

  1. 1165884
  1. 1040001390
  1. 1165884
  1. 2-949-078
  1. 2949078

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