“My Little Sally Green (My Dusky Queen)”
date: label: publishing date
content: 1902
name: label: composer
content: Von Tilzer, Harry
label: lyricist
content: Heelan, Will A.
label: publisher
content: Shapiro, Bernstein and Von Tilzer
notes: label: Description
content: This sheet music for the song “My Little Sally Green (My Dusky Queen)” was written by Will A. Heelan and composed by Harry Von Tilzer. The music was originally published by Shapiro, Bernstein, and Von Tilzer of New York, New York in 1902. This sheet appeared as a musical supplement to the New York Herald on April 20, 1902. On top of the sheet is a picture of a well-dressed black couple dancing, drawn in the stereotypical caricature that was prominent during the period.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Sheet Music
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1982.0440.41
label: accession number
content: 1982.0440
label: catalog number
content: 1982.0440.41
objectType: label: Object Name
content: sheet music
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 14 in x 10 in; 35.56 cm x 25.4 cm