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Title
I've lost ma baby!
Additional title: Because I've lost ma baby, I've lost ma honey [First line of chorus]
Additional title: Used to have a little ragtime baby, used to think she loved me too [First line of song]
Names
Howard and Emerson (Composer)
Howard and Emerson (Lyricist)
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
Courtship -- 1890-1899
Desertion
Telephone calls
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover illustration features, in top left hand corner, an African American man holding a telephone receiver ; in bottom right hand corner a man and woman are walking arm in arm to the train station.
Content: Inset of photograph of Howard and Emerson engraved: "Yours Truly Hello Ma Baby Howard & Emerson"
Content: On cover: Howard and Emerson's answer to "Hello ma baby."
Statement of responsibility: [by] Howard and Emerson.
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): ed8e4710-c594-012f-27b9-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1899: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "I've lost ma baby!" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-ebc8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "I've lost ma baby!" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 6, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-ebc8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). I've lost ma baby! Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-ebc8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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I've lost ma baby!