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Title
Husking in the old red barn
Additional title: There was Kate and Sue, and Silas, too, farmer Rube who told some funny yarn. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: here's a picture of the past in my heart 'twill ever last. [first line]
Names
Skelly, J. P. (Joseph P.), 1853-1895 (Composer)
Cooper, George, 1840-1927 (Lyricist)
Tousey, Frank (Copyright holder)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1891

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1891
Place: New York
Publisher: Frank Tousey's Publishing House
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Corn husking
Reminiscing
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover illustration shows drawing of men and women seated in a barn with baskets husking corn. Two horses look over the people and a background view shows a farm silo.
Content: On cover: Frank Tousey's popular music no. 96.
Content: On cover: For sale by all newsdealers and booksellers.
Statement of responsibility: words by George Cooper ; music by J.P. Skelly.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 31 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 96c3db20-c58d-012f-c219-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1853: Creator Born
  • 1891: Issued
  • 1895: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Husking in the old red barn" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1891. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-e08c-d471-e040-e00a180654d7

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Husking in the old red barn" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-e08c-d471-e040-e00a180654d7

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1891). Husking in the old red barn Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-e08c-d471-e040-e00a180654d7

Wikipedia Citation

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Husking in the old red barn