He is still an active Iowa apple farmer with a keen interest in American Musical Heritage. This is the music page of a site by a delightful young lady named Stormi, who presents a warm and wonderful Old-Time theme with good ragtime music, and little surprises everywhere. AND O LD -T IME M USIC S ITES Covers and accompanying MIDI sequences for music from the 1800's to the 1940's. A very well-balanced and represented collection with a good archive. A huge inventory of covers for display in varying categories, mostly from 1850 to 1920, and many with downloadable images of the music as well.
Pages come up slowly due to graphics intensity, but the search engine is excellent.
Duke University has a nice inventory of selected sheet music categorized by decades from the 1850's to the 1920's, with images of the covers, music, and ads in various sizes for viewing or downloading. This collection lives at the University of South Florida. It is a great reference for years of publication and publishers, as well as composers. A nicely organized and visually rich archive of African-American based music from 1850 to 1920, and worth a lengthy browse into its treasures. A well categorized collection acquired by the Smithsonian Institute, this focus largely on the images and how they reflect the American way of life.