Africa's 400 [four hundred] superfine: a rag reception

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Title
Africa's 400 [four hundred] superfine: a rag reception
Names
Fagan, Barney (Composer)
Jarbeau, Vernona (Singer)
Fagan, Barney (Lyricist)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1899

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1899
Place: New York ; Chicago
Publisher: M. Witmark & Sons
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Poor African Americans
Ragtime music
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover design includes photograph of Miss Verona Jarbeau.
Content: Cover only.
Content: On cover: introduced with great success by Miss Vernona Jarbeau and entire "Little Miss Chicago" Co. at Clifford's Gaiety Theatre, Chicago.
Content: Cover design depicts fancily dressed African American couples walking in a line on a red background.
Statement of responsibility: written and composed by Barney Fagan.
Date: Copyright date: 1899
Physical Description
Extent: 1 p. ; 34 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21736880
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21738653
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3f457520-c594-012f-de4b-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1899: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Africa's 400 [four hundred] superfine: a rag reception" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-ecc5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Africa's 400 [four hundred] superfine: a rag reception" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-ecc5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). Africa's 400 [four hundred] superfine: a rag reception Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-ecc5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Africa's 400 [four hundred] superfine: a rag reception