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

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

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'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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  1. Unknown, attributed to: : Search Wikipedia for Unknown
People Related
  1. Reginald de Koven: American: Composer, songwriterSearch Wikipedia for Reginald de Koven
  2. T.B. Harms & Co.: American: PublisherSearch Wikipedia for T.B. Harms & Co.
  3. Hugh Morton: American: LyricistSearch Wikipedia for Hugh Morton
  4. Gustave Adolph Kerker: German, American: Composer, musicianSearch Wikipedia for Gustave Adolph Kerker
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  1. Photograph
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  1. Scores
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4147x5134
File Size : 62,376kb

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

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