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Title
The beauties on our line
Additional title: A pretty blue-eyed maiden, with a booklet in her hand. [first line]
Additional title: We love them all, those Southern girls; we love their sunny land. [first line of chorus]
Names
Barry, T. E. (Composer)
Durand, Herbert (Lyricist)
Townsend, H. C. (Other)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1896

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1896
Place: [St. Louis]
Publisher: T.E. Barry
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Waltzes
St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railway Company
Women -- Southern States
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover has 15 drawings containing portraits of women, each with a caption of different cities.
Content: Dedication on cover at top right: Dedicated to the St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern [Railway]. Iron Mountain route.
Content: On cover at bottom right: Compliments of H. C. Townsend, general passenger and ticket agent, the Missouri Pacific Railway Co., and leased, operated and independent lines, St. Louis, Mo.
Content: Summary: A little girl reads a booklet while her father explains that the pictures depict women from various towns in the southern United States.
Statement of responsibility: words by Herbert Durand ; music by T.E. Barry.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (4 p.) ; 35 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21757455
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e29b80b0-c590-012f-4f93-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1896: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The beauties on our line" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1896. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-fc13-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The beauties on our line" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-fc13-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1896). The beauties on our line Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-fc13-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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The beauties on our line