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Flora of our Alley

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1896

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Title
Flora of our Alley
Additional title: Down in our alley a maiden fair dwells, hansome and winning there's none that excells. [first line]
Additional title: Flora's my darling, the light of my life. [first line of chorus]
Names
Quin, J. Scrugham (Composer)
Quin, J. Scrugham (Lyricist)
Thorburn (Illustrator)
Sedgwick, Frank A. (Dedicatee)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1896

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1896
Place: Boston ; New York ; Chicago
Publisher: White-Smith Music Pub. Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Love songs
Sexual attraction
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover design by Thorburn.
Content: Chorus arranged for four-part chorus (soprano, alto, tenor, bass).
Content: Summary: Flora is the girl who lives in the alley whom all the men adore.
Content: Dedication above caption title: To my friend Frank A. Sedgwick, leader Opera House Orchestra, Hartford, Conn.
Statement of responsibility: words and music by J. Scrugham Quin.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 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): 12581730-c591-012f-7560-58d385a7bc34
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. "Flora of our Alley" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1896. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d839bc7-3d12-586d-e040-e00a1806106e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Flora of our Alley" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d839bc7-3d12-586d-e040-e00a1806106e

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1896). Flora of our Alley Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d839bc7-3d12-586d-e040-e00a1806106e

Wikipedia Citation

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Flora of our Alley