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Title
Hello ma Ragtime gal
Additional title: From my window in the attic, ev'ry evening when the moon has come to cast [First line of song]
Names
Sterling, Andrew B., 1874-1955 (Lyricist)
Dreyfus, Max, 1874-1964 (Composer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1899

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1899
Place: New York
Publisher: T.B. Harms & Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
African American men
Older African American women
Courtship -- 1890-1899
Serenading
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover illustration features African American man dressed in tails with top hat and cane in hand, speaking with an African American woman who is looking out her 2nd story open window in the evening.
Statement of responsibility: words by Andrew B. Sterling ; music by Max Dreyfus.
Date: Copyright date: 1899
Physical Description
Extent: 8 p. ; 33 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): 984e0010-c594-012f-2b20-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1874: Creator Born
  • 1899: Issued
  • 1955: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Hello ma Ragtime gal" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/92fb08a2-773e-ff5e-e040-e00a18062a6a

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Hello ma Ragtime gal" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/92fb08a2-773e-ff5e-e040-e00a18062a6a

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). Hello ma Ragtime gal Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/92fb08a2-773e-ff5e-e040-e00a18062a6a

Wikipedia Citation

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Hello ma Ragtime gal