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Brown kept one, and gave to me the other

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1627143


Item data

Title

Brown kept one, and gave to me the other

Collection

American popular songs
Sheet music, 1890

Names

West, Arthur (Composer)
West, Arthur (Lyricist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1890
Place: New York
Publisher: M. Witmark & Sons

Library Location

Music Division

Subjects

Songs
Playing cards
Musicals

Genres

Scores

Notes

Content: Cover illustration shows a drawing of two playing cards, both Jacks, one of them the Jack of Hearts.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 score (5 p.) ; 36 cm.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21740362
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3d6c58b0-c58d-012f-4fb4-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Notated Music

Date Issued

1890

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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Brown kept one, and gave to me the other" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1890. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3d6c58b0-c58d-012f-4fb4-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1890). Brown kept one, and gave to me the other Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3d6c58b0-c58d-012f-4fb4-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Brown kept one, and gave to me the other" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3d6c58b0-c58d-012f-4fb4-58d385a7bc34

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