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Composer; lyricist:
Browne, Raymond A.  Search this
Publisher:
Howley, Haviland, and Company  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 14 in x 10 1/8 in; 35.56 cm x 25.7175 cm
Object Name:
sheet music
Place made:
United States: New York, New York
Publishing date:
1902
Description:
This sheet music for the song “Mammie’s Pickaninny Boy” was written and composed by Raymond A. Brown and published by Howley, Haviland and Co. of New York, New York in 1902. The music appeared as a supplement to the “New York Herald” on January 4, 1903. The cover of the sheet music features a pencil drawing a young black boy, signed on the lower right by “Drake.” The term “pickaninny” was a 19th century slang term for a small African American child.
Location:
Currently not on view
ID Number:
1982.0440.58
Accession number:
1982.0440
Catalog number:
1982.0440.58
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-d3a2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_663733