C. E. Gordon's song sheet

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Title:
C. E. Gordon's song sheet
Date:
1894
Description:

  • Advertisement for C. E. Gordon's Wilmington, North Carolina store, which appears to specialize in selling underwear and "gent's furnishings" including French balbriggan". The broadside also features the lyrics of four songs: "Why did they dig Ma's grave so deep"; "50 cents" and "I'se gwine back to Dixie"; "Every day'l be Sunday by-and-by" which are in stereotypical Negro dialect.

  • Folder: NC6

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Language:
English
Extent:
1 scan
Digital Collection:
Broadsides and Ephemera Collection
Rights:
Free Re-Use
No Copyright - United States
Identifier:
  • 002161958
  • duke:473706
  • bdsnc061824
  • ark:/87924/r4gf0q52s
  • bbdc3ab9-8e09-444f-8119-2e396d6465f9
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