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Black History: 1848-1919, "Darkie" Sheet Music and "Cream of Wheat" Advertising Flyers, Lot of 7, Fi

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Black History: 1848-1919,  Darkie  Sheet Music and  Cream of Wheat  Advertising Flyers, Lot of 7, Fi
1848-1919, "Darkie" Sheet Music and "Cream of Wheat" Advertising Flyers, Lot of 7, Fine-Very Fine. All approx. 14" x 11". Uncolored print music sheets of stereotypical "darkie" songs--written by white songwriters and performed for the amusement of white America, these are prime examples of the genre: "The Skidmore Guard" by Edward Harrigan, William Carter, and Dave Braham, NY, 1874; "Slavery Days" by Harrigan and Braham, NY, 1876; "Plantation Melodies" by S.S. Steele and A.F. Winnemore, Boston, MA, 1867; and "Music of the Great Southern Original Sable Harmonists," by S.C. Foster, Published by Millets Music Saloon, NY, 1848. All with varying degrees of toning, dampstaining, and wear to pages. Lithographed covers are sharp and distinct. The three "Cream of Wheat" color lithographs have faded somewhat. (7 pieces)