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My best girl

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1893

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Title
My best girl
Additional title: Annie Laurie, Maggie Darrow, Nancy Clancy, Maggie May. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: Were I a hundred songs to sing and praise in each a different name. [first line]
Names
Hatch, May Daly (Composer)
Hatch, May Daly (Lyricist)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1893

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1893 (Inferred)
Place: New York
Publisher: Hitchcock Publishing House
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Love songs
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Advertisement on cover: To the music-loving people of Harlem. Have you seen the New Music Store, 262 W. 125th St.? Formerly the N. Y. Herald Branch, between 7th and 8th avenues (Herald removed to its new quarters, next door to 8th Ave.).
Content: Cover contains a drawing of a well dressed woman, wearing a hat and partial veil on her face.
Content: On cover: a facetious song.
Content: Under caption title: For alto or barytone.
Statement of responsibility: by May Daly Hatch.
Date: Copyright dates: 1893, 1894
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 35 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): aad36190-c58e-012f-a05e-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1893: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "My best girl" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1893. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/604f34aa-00cc-d949-e040-e00a180633b3

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "My best girl" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 28, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/604f34aa-00cc-d949-e040-e00a180633b3

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1893). My best girl Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/604f34aa-00cc-d949-e040-e00a180633b3

Wikipedia Citation

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My best girl