Sheet Music, "Dixie Land"

 
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Sheet Music, "Dixie Land"
Sheet Music, "Dixie Land"
Sheet Music, "Dixie Land"
Sheet Music, "Dixie Land"

Sheet Music, "Dixie Land"

Object number2017.043.18
Date1912
Associated LocationPhiladelphia, Pennslyvania
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions13 5/8 × 10 9/16 in. (34.6 × 26.8 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionSheet music is for patriotic song "Dixie Land." Authorship credited to Daniel Decatur Emmett. A Beaux Arts Edition. Published by Eclipse Publishing Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1912. It is one of the most distinctively Southern musical products of the 19th century. Emmett's lyrics as they were originally intended reflect the mood of the United States in the late 1850s toward growing abolitionist sentiment. The song presented the point of view, common to minstrelsy at the time, that slavery was overall a positive institution.
    Cover is in blue ink with a bold title. The cover image of an eagle carrying an American Flag.

    The back cover is an advertisement with sample selection of sheet music for "Ship of my Dreams"
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