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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1899

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Title
You'll have to transfer
Additional title: We can all look back with laughter now, in this inventive age. [first line of song]
Additional title: You'll have to transfer, transfer up or town. [first line of chorus]
Names
Holzmann, Abe, 1874-1939 (Composer)
Feist, Leo, 1869-1930 (Composer)
Parker, Frank (Cover designer)
Thornton, Bonnie (Singer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1899

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1899
Place: New York
Publisher: Feist & Frankenthaler
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Eviction
Trolley cars
Cable cars (Streetcars)
Transportation -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.) -- 1890-1899
Humorous songs
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover design by Frank Parker includes drawing of a woman getting off a streetcar as the conductor offers her a ticket.
Content: On cover: Composed expressly for the New York Sunday World. Published as the supplement to the New York World, Sunday Oct. 22, 1899, in the World Album of ten great songs. Part 8.
Content: Descriptive subtitle below caption title: A song of the day.
Content: Lacking credit for words; Below caption title: Theme by Leo Feist.
Content: On cover: Sung with great success by Miss Bonnie Thornton. Cover includes photograph of Bonnie Thornton.
Content: Summary: The narrator mentions earlier times when people rode with horse cars; today everyone uses the trolley cars; a woman got on a car, trying to look her best and finally found a seat, only to have the conductor tell her to transfer; the conductor left his job and got a job as a janitor; having to evict a family, he used the same language as on a trolley and told them to transfer.
Statement of responsibility: words by Leo Feist ; music by Abe Holzmann.
Physical Description
Extent: 4 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): e8dce020-c595-012f-0774-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1874: Creator Born
  • 1899: Issued
  • 1939: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "You'll have to transfer" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/978b4ad9-34c5-9793-e040-e00a1806388c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "You'll have to transfer" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/978b4ad9-34c5-9793-e040-e00a1806388c

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). You'll have to transfer Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/978b4ad9-34c5-9793-e040-e00a1806388c

Wikipedia Citation

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