<I>Sweet Memories of Dixie</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1924
name: label: Published by
content: Laurence Jones, 1882 - 1975
label: Subject of
content: Piney Woods Country Life School, founded 1909
notes: label: Description
content: A piece of sheet music for "Sweet Memories of Dixie" published by Laurence C. Jones, founder of Piney Woods Country Life School in Rankin County, Mississippi. Cover depicts a river scene: in a row boat, a man with banjo sings to a woman. Beyond a tree leaning over the water, a cabin and a steam boat are visible. Inset is a halftone image of Jones wearing a suit and tie. Large type at top reads [SWEET MEMORIES / OF DIXIE], smaller print at bottom reads [LAURENCE C. JONES / PUBLISHER / PINEY WOODS SCHOOL / PINEY WOODS (NEAR BRAXTON), MISS.]. Type at bottom of first page of music reads [Copyright MCMXXIV by Laurence C. Jones]. Back cover features nine halftone images of students at work, students graduating, and school buildings. Type at top reads [Results of Fifteen Years of Struggle / "PINEY WOODS COUNTRY LIFE SCHOOL"].
place: label: Place depicted
content: Piney Woods, Rankin County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Popular music
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1815-1861
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Written Music
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.312.237
objectType: label: Type
content: sheet music
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public Domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 12 1/4 × 9 1/4 in. (31.1 × 23.5 cm)