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Title
My Honolulu Queen
Additional title: For she's the belle of all the Honolulu ladies, just the sweetest ever was seen. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: Where the billows gaily roar, on the far-off sunny shore. [first line of song]
Names
O'Dea, James (Lyricist)
Penn, William H. (Composer)
Daly, Lucy (Singer)
Keller, Edgar, 1868-1932 (Illustrator)
Cuthbert, Jon A. (Owner)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1899

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1899
Place: Chicago ; New York ; [etc.]
Publisher: Sol Bloom
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Palms
Honolulu (Hawaii)
Volcanoes
Sexual attraction
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover design by Edgar Keller includes a photograph of Lucy Daly with headress, holding a fan, against a drawn background of faux Hawaiian scene of palm trees, ocean in distance, and an erupting volcano.
Content: Summary: The narrator's attractive girlfriend lives far away in Honolulu; he plans to wed her when he gets back there.
Content: On cover: As sung by Lucy Daly.
Content: Signature of former owner on cover at upper left: Jon A. Cuthbert.
Content: Stamp of dealer on cover at bottom center: Julius A. J. Friederich, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Statement of responsibility: words by James O'Dea ; music by William Penn.
Physical Description
Extent: 6 p. ; 36 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): 393ce960-c595-012f-2d8f-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 Honolulu Queen" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/905213a1-e995-6152-e040-e00a18061c73

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "My Honolulu Queen" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/905213a1-e995-6152-e040-e00a18061c73

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). My Honolulu Queen Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/905213a1-e995-6152-e040-e00a18061c73

Wikipedia Citation

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My Honolulu Queen