After what he done to me: a coon rhapsody
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Item data
Title
After what he done to me: a coon rhapsody
Collection
American popular songs
Sheet music, 1899
Names
Northrup, Theo A. (Composer)
Ravell, Nellie Smith (Lyricist)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1899
Place: New York ; Chicago
Publisher: M. Witmark & Sons
Library Location
Subjects
Songs
Gambling
African Americans -- Punishment & torture
African Americans
African American men
African Americans -- 1890-1899 -- Women
Interpersonal conflict
Desertion
Genres
Notes
Content: Cover design includes photograph of Nellie Smith Ravell in portrait
Statement Of Responsibility: words by Nellie Smith Ravel [Ravell]; music by Theo. A. Northrup.
Physical Description
Extent: 6 p. ; 32 cm.
Languages
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21736880
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21738653
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3fc3faf0-c594-012f-ddc3-58d385a7bc34
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1899
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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "After what he done to me: a coon rhapsody" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3fc3faf0-c594-012f-ddc3-58d385a7bc34
APA format
Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). After what he done to me: a coon rhapsody Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3fc3faf0-c594-012f-ddc3-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
Music Division, The New York Public Library. "After what he done to me: a coon rhapsody" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3fc3faf0-c594-012f-ddc3-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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