| Keffer Collection of Sheet Music, ca. 1790-1895 Content and design by John Bewley |
Topics: Portraits of Minstrel Performers
| Item No. | Figure | Title | Imprint | Plate No. | Illustration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box 20 no. 46 | Buckley, George Swayne | Susan's Sunday Out / H. J. Whymark | Boston : Oliver Ditson & Co., 1865 | 23025 | Portrait of G. Swaine Buckley / F. Crow ; J. Buffor's Lith. |
| Box 30 no. 40 | Buckley's Serenaders | Lilly White / words by C. Hart ; music by Frederick Buckley
Series: Buckley's Melodies, no. 3 | New York : Horace Waters, 1854 | None | Portraits of James, George S., Frederick, and R. Bishop Buckley / Lith. of Sarony & Co. |
| Box 20 no. 33 | Christy, Edwin Pearce | Oh! Carry Me Back / as sung by Christy's Minstrels ; [composed by Charles White]
Series: Music of the original Christy Minstrels, the oldest established band in the United States, 17 Also known as: Floating Scow of Old Virginia, and Carry Me Back to Old Virginny | New York : C. Holt, Jr., 1848 | None | Portrait of Edwin P. Christy and various Christy Minstrels / Lith. of Sarony & Major |
| Box 31 no. 52 | Collins, John H. | The Phantom Canoe : Ethiopian ballad / arr. by J. H. Collins
Series: Songs and ballads of the New Orleans Operatic Troupe, no. 7 | Philadelphia : J. E. Gould & Co., 1850 | None | Portrait of John H. Collins |
| Box 31 no. 33 | Emmett, Daniel Decatur | The Jolly Raftsman / words by Andrew Evans, and sung by him at his concerts with great success ; [music by D. D. Emmett]
Series: Old Man Emmit's Original Banjo Melodies. Second series | Boston : Keith's Music Publishing House, 1844 | 291-3 | Portrait of Daniel Decatur Emmett surrounded by small figures of minstrel performers / Billings, del. ; Lith. of E. W. Bouvé |
| Box 20 no. 19 | Lucas, Sam | Hannah Boil Dat Cannage Down : song & chorus / by Sam Lucas | Boston : White, Smith & Co., 1878 | 2892-3 | Portrait of Sam Lucas / Photo Electrotype Co. ; Barritt, del. |
| Box 20 no. 50 | Virginia Serenaders | Walk Along John : an admired Southern refrain : as sung by the Virginia Serenaders / written and composed by J. P. Carter | Boston : Keith's Music Publishing House, 1844 | 250-2 | Portrait of the Virginia Serenaders (James Sanford, J. Richard Myers, James P. Carter, R. Edwards, Cool White) in blackface costumes and in normal clothes / Thayer & Co.'s Lith. |
| Box 20 no. 42 | White's Serenaders | Rosa's Wedding Day / composed and arranged by Chas. White
Series: Ethiopian Melodies of White's Serenaders, 3 | New York : Firth, Pond & Co., 1849 | 323 | Portraits of White's Serenaders, Charles White, and Master Marks / Lith. of Sarony & Major |
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