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My Filipino baby

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1899

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Title
My Filipino baby
Additional title: 'Way down in Manila lives a lady, a chocolate-color'd dazzler, she's a dream. [first line of song]
Additional title: She's my Manila Lou, I loves her, 'deed I do. [first line of chorus]
Names
Gassman, Josephine (Singer)
Dewey, James G. (Lyricist)
Dewey, James G. (Composer)
Dolan, Robert E. (Owner)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1899

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1899
Place: San Francisco, Cal.
Publisher: Wright & Kochman
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Weddings
African Americans
Love songs
Sexual attraction
Ragtime music
Women -- Philippines -- Manila (Philippines)
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: On cover: Sung with great success by Josephine Gassman with Hopkins Transatlantic Co. Cover includes photograph of Josephine Gassman wearing a hat adorned with flowers; her left hand holds the hat on her head.
Content: Cover contains property stamp of former owner: Robert E. Dolan.
Content: Summary: Lou is an African American woman living in Manila who is loved by the narrator; they plan to wed on May 16.
Content: Subtitle on cover: A coon simplicity - with rag-time chorus.
Content: Cover includes thumbnail photographs of Wright and Kochman, the publishers.
Statement of responsibility: words and music by James G. Dewey.
Physical Description
Extent: 6 p. ; 35 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21736880
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21738653
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 30381e30-c595-012f-e054-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1899: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "My Filipino baby" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/903d004b-dabf-d808-e040-e00a180602a9

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "My Filipino baby" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/903d004b-dabf-d808-e040-e00a180602a9

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). My Filipino baby Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/903d004b-dabf-d808-e040-e00a180602a9

Wikipedia Citation

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My Filipino baby