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Title
The undertaker has him now
Additional title: McGuffin was a builder and a man of great renown. [first line]
Names
Holmes, Julian (Lyricist)
Prince, Charles Adams (Composer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1893

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1893
Place: New York
Publisher: Howley, Haviland & Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Undertakers and undertaking
Mortality
Death and burial
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover includes black border for left hand corner and bow tie on a door suggesting mourning.
Content: Page 5 contains texts of four additional verses.
Content: Remainder of title: A funereal extravaganza.
Statement of responsibility: music by Chas. A. Prince ; [words by Julian Holmes].
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 34 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e872c510-c58e-012f-85e2-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1893: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The undertaker has him now" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1893. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6191646f-18fa-432a-e040-e00a18063fa6

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The undertaker has him now" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6191646f-18fa-432a-e040-e00a18063fa6

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1893). The undertaker has him now Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6191646f-18fa-432a-e040-e00a18063fa6

Wikipedia Citation

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The undertaker has him now