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Title
My Yokohama lady
Additional title: She is my baby, my Japan lady. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: There's a girl in Yokohama. [first line]
Names
Johnson, Lee (Songwriter) (Composer)
Gassman, Josephine (Singer)
Johnson, Lee (Songwriter) (Lyricist)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1901

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1901
Place: London
Publisher: J. Donigan
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Women -- Japan
Yokohama-shi (Japan)
African Americans
Cakewalk (Dance)
Interracial marriage
Betrothal
Man-woman relationships
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: On cover: A Japanese woman wearing traditional dress. [illustration]
Content: On cover: Photograph of Josephine Gassman.
Statement of responsibility: words and music by Lee Johnson.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 36 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21695015
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21695100
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c1ad7390-c598-012f-35ac-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

  • 1901: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "My Yokohama lady" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1901. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/956be6cc-0f3f-45be-e040-e00a18067518

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "My Yokohama lady" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/956be6cc-0f3f-45be-e040-e00a18067518

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1901). My Yokohama lady Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/956be6cc-0f3f-45be-e040-e00a18067518

Wikipedia Citation

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My Yokohama lady