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'If that's society, excuse me', 1900. Creator: Bert Cobb.

'If that's society, excuse me', 1900. Creator: Bert Cobb.

2-949-792 - /Heritage Images

'If that's society, excuse me', 1900. 'Words by Rosamond Johnston; music by Bob Cole'. Two well-dressed black man stand in front of a building bearing the sign 'Geo[rge] Washington Whitewashing'. 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. Bert Cobb, attributed to: American: Artist
People Related
  1. Rosamond Johnson: American: Musician, musical arranger, composer
  2. Bob Cole: American, African American: Composer, lyricist, songwriter
  3. Howley, Haviland & Dresser: American: Publisher
  4. Will Johns: : Lyricist, songwriter
  5. Paul Dresser: American: Lyricist, composer, songwriter
Picture Type
  1. Notated music
  2. Scores
Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Entertainment & Media

Society & Culture Issues & Causes

Society & Culture Music

People Other

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4624x5985
File Size : 81,079kb

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  1. 1256936
  1. 1040001461
  1. 1256936
  1. 2-949-792
  1. 2949792

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