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When you ask a girl to leave a happy home

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Music Division

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1895

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Title
When you ask a girl to leave a happy home
Additional title: At a kind old mother's side, sat her eldest boy, her pride. [first line]
Additional title: When you ask a girl to leave a happy homestead. [first line of chorus]
Names
Hanson, Ned (Singer)
Gray, William Benson (Composer)
Gray, William Benson (Lyricist)
Durant, R. L. (Other)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1895

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1895
Place: New York, N.Y.
Publisher: W. B. Gray & Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Betrothal
Belief and doubt
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: On cover: Sung by Ned Hanson. Cover includes photograph of Ned Hanson.
Content: On cover: A companion song to "When you know the girl you love, loves you."
Content: Dealer's stamp on cover at bottom center: R. L. Durant, music publisher, importer. Los Angeles, Cal.
Statement of responsibility: words and music by Wm. B. Gray.
Date: Copyright date: 1895
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 36 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): d0073240-c590-012f-2511-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1895: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "When you ask a girl to leave a happy home" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1895. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/68b2b99f-74b6-f665-e040-e00a18067fd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "When you ask a girl to leave a happy home" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/68b2b99f-74b6-f665-e040-e00a18067fd0

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1895). When you ask a girl to leave a happy home Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/68b2b99f-74b6-f665-e040-e00a18067fd0

Wikipedia Citation

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When you ask a girl to leave a happy home