1.3 Sheet music cover for Songs of the Virginia Serenaders (Boston, 1844).

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Description: Sheet music cover for Songs of the Virginia Serenaders

TitleSheet music cover for Songs of the Virginia Serenaders

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureUnknown

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1844

Object typePrint

MaterialsLithograph

LocationBoston Public Library

Accession numberUnknown

SubjectsRacism--United States--History--19th centuryBlackface entertainersSheet music

StatusBoston, 1844

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Chapter 1: Introduction

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