You can't play in our yard anymore
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Item data
Title
You can't play in our yard anymore
Collection
American popular songs
Sheet music, 1894
Names
Petrie, H. W. (Henry W.), 1857-1925 (Composer)
Wingate, Philip (Lyricist)
Graf, Fred (Illustrator)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1894
Place: St. Louis, Mo.
Publisher: Thiebes Stierlin Music Co.
Library Location
Subjects
Songs
Reconciliation
Reminiscing
Children playing -- 1800-1899
Interpersonal conflict
Genres
Notes
Content: Cover illustration by Fred Graf is a reproduction of a painting showing 8 children forming a circle dance. Flowers adorn the remainder of the cover.
Statement Of Responsibility: words by Philip Wingate ; music by H.W. Petrie.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 35 cm.
Languages
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21751756
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f5bf09d0-c58f-012f-cc59-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1894
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MLA format
Music Division, The New York Public Library. "You can't play in our yard anymore" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1894. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f5bf09d0-c58f-012f-cc59-58d385a7bc34
APA format
Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1894). You can't play in our yard anymore Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f5bf09d0-c58f-012f-cc59-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
Music Division, The New York Public Library. "You can't play in our yard anymore" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f5bf09d0-c58f-012f-cc59-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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