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Image ID

1165789


Item data

Title

Baby, baby

Collection

American popular songs
Sheet music, 1896

Names

Kerker, Gustave, 1857-1923 (Composer)
Morton, Hugh, 1865-1916 (Lyricist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1896
Place: New York
Publisher: T.B. Harms & Co.

Library Location

Music Division

Subjects

Songs
Women domestics
Flirting
Musicals
Man-woman relationships

Genres

Scores

Notes

Citation/Reference: Cover includes a drawing of a woman dressed as a housekeeper carrying a feather duster and pan. The upper portion of the cover is enveloped in a huge feather duster.
Citation/Reference: On cover: As produced by Canary and Lederer at the N.Y. Casino.
Citation/Reference: Summary: The narrator has been engaged twice but loves to be called baby.
Statement Of Responsibility: words by Hugh Morton ; music by Gustave Kerker.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 score (8 p.) ; 35 cm.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21757455
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): df31b1b0-c590-012f-61ac-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

1896

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MLA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Baby, baby" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1896. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/df31b1b0-c590-012f-61ac-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1896). Baby, baby Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/df31b1b0-c590-012f-61ac-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Baby, baby" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/df31b1b0-c590-012f-61ac-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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