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Little Alabama Coon
Sheet Music
1893 (published)
1893 (published)
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Music sheet for Little Alabama Coon written & composed by Hattie Starr, published by C. Sheard & Co., London 1893.
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Title | Little Alabama Coon (published title) |
Materials and techniques | Chromolithograph. |
Brief description | Music sheet for Little Alabama Coon written & composed by Hattie Starr, published by C. Sheard & Co., London 1893. |
Physical description | Music sheet for Little Alabama Coon written & composed by Hattie Starr, published by C. Sheard & Co., London 1893. |
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Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
Object history | NB The term "coon" refers to a demeaning stereotype born out of plantation slavery and applied to African Americans. The term is repeated here in its original historical context. |
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Summary | Music sheet for Little Alabama Coon written & composed by Hattie Starr, published by C. Sheard & Co., London 1893. |
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Accession number | S.1020-2014 |
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Record created | May 1, 2014 |
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