Miss Virginia
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Title
Miss Virginia
Collection
American popular songs
Sheet music, 1899
Names
Jefferson, Gene (Lyricist)
Irving, Bob (Composer)
Morton, Dorothy (19th cent.) (Singer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1899
Place: [Chicago ; New York; [etc]
Publisher: Sol Bloom
Library Location
Subjects
Songs
African Americans -- 1890-1899 -- Men
African Americans -- 1890-1899 -- Women
Sexual attraction
Genres
Notes
Content: Photograph of Dorothy Morton on cover.
Content: Music supplement of the New York Journal and Advertiser, Sunday, January 27, 1901, pp. 5-8.
Content: On cover: sung by Dorothy Morton.
Content: Cover illustration by Penrhyn Stanlaus features a side view of an elegantly dressed young caucasian woman holding a fan.
Statement Of Responsibility: words by Gene Jefferson ; music by Bob Irving.
Date: Copyright date: 1899
Physical Description
Extent: 4 p. ; 33 cm.
Languages
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21736880
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21738653
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 26a95470-c595-012f-319d-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1899
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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Miss Virginia" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/26a95470-c595-012f-319d-58d385a7bc34
APA format
Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). Miss Virginia Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/26a95470-c595-012f-319d-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Miss Virginia" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/26a95470-c595-012f-319d-58d385a7bc34
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