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The sunshine of Paradise Alley

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1895

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Title
The sunshine of Paradise Alley
Additional title: Ev'ry Sunday down to her home we go. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: There's a little side street such as often you meet. [first line]
Names
Bratton, John W. (John Walter), 1867-1947 (Composer)
Ford, Walter H. (Lyricist)
Witmark, Julius P., 1870 or 1871-1929 (Singer)
Riley, F. W. (Owner)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1895

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1895
Place: New York
Publisher: M. Witmark & Sons
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Songs, Irish
Poor women
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: On cover: Introduced with great success by Julius P. Witmark in Hoyt's A trip to Chinatown Co.
Content: Cover includes photograph of Julius P. Witmark.
Content: Signature of former own on cover at top left and above caption title; F. W. Riley 1896.
Statement of responsibility: words by Walter H. Ford ; music by John W. Bratton.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 33 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21757200
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): abb3ac00-c590-012f-33b7-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1867: Creator Born
  • 1895: Issued
  • 1947: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The sunshine of Paradise Alley" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1895. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/683f36af-34b9-7d62-e040-e00a18067165

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The sunshine of Paradise Alley" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/683f36af-34b9-7d62-e040-e00a18067165

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1895). The sunshine of Paradise Alley Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/683f36af-34b9-7d62-e040-e00a18067165

Wikipedia Citation

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The sunshine of Paradise Alley