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Amelia Snow (or The Jealous Coon)
Sheet Music
1906 (published)
1906 (published)
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Music sheet for Amelia Snow words by A.E. Sidney Davis, music by Hermann E. Darewski Junr., published by B. Feldman & Co., London 1906.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Title | Amelia Snow (or The Jealous Coon) (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Chromolithograph. Intermediate pages composed of printed text. |
| Brief description | Music sheet for Amelia Snow (or the Jealous Coon) words by A.E. Sidney Davis, music by Hermann E. Darewski Junr., sung by Miss Bessie Butt. Feldman's 6d Edition, published by Bert Feldman & Co., 1906 |
| Physical description | Music sheet for Amelia Snow words by A.E. Sidney Davis, music by Hermann E. Darewski Junr., published by B. Feldman & Co., London 1906. |
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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 Amelia Snow words by A.E. Sidney Davis, music by Hermann E. Darewski Junr., published by B. Feldman & Co., London 1906. |
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| Accession number | S.1026-2014 |
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| Record created | May 1, 2014 |
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