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Rosie Carey

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Image ID

1256558


Item data

Title

Rosie Carey

Collection

American popular songs
Sheet music, 1899

Names

Johnson, Lee (Songwriter) (Composer)
Johnson, Lee (Songwriter) (Lyricist)
King, Charles E., 1889-1944 (Singer)
Donigan, Johnnie (Copyright holder)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1899
Place: San Francisco, Cal.
Publisher: Lee Johnson & Co.

Library Location

Music Division

Subjects

Songs
Waltzes
Sexual attraction

Genres

Scores

Notes

Content: Summary: No other girl compares to Rosie Carey, the narrator's girlfriend.
Content: Cover design includes a thumbnail photograph of Lee Johnson.
Content: On cover: A first night hit featured by Irene Franklin, Lydia Barry, Johnnie Carroll, Kelly & Violette, Walter Talbot, and other leading artists.
Content: On cover: Sung nightly by the famous contra-tenor Charles King of the Gypsy Quintette; cover includes photograph of Charles King with a facsimile of his signature.
Statement Of Responsibility: words and music by Lee Johnson.

Physical Description

Extent: 6 p. ; 36 cm.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21736880
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21738653
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8122df70-c595-012f-acf2-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Notated Music

Date Issued

1899

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MLA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Rosie Carey" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8122df70-c595-012f-acf2-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). Rosie Carey Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8122df70-c595-012f-acf2-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Rosie Carey" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8122df70-c595-012f-acf2-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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