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'Little yaller boy', 1898. Creator: Unknown.

'Little yaller boy', 1898. Creator: Unknown.

2-949-197 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

'Little yaller boy', 1898. 'Musical supplement of the New York Journal and Advertiser; 'Little Yaller Boy'; selected by Reginald De Koven; words by Hugh Morton, music by Gustave Kerker'. 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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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Reginald de Koven: American: Composer, songwriter
  2. T.B. Harms & Co.: American: Publisher
  3. Hugh Morton: American: Lyricist
  4. Gustave Adolph Kerker: German, American: Composer, musician
Medium
  1. Photograph
Picture Type
  1. Scores
Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Entertainment & Media

Society & Culture Issues & Causes

Society & Culture Music

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4147x5134
File Size : 62,376kb

Aliases

  1. 1255780
  1. 1040003114
  1. 1255780
  1. 2-949-197
  1. 2949197

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