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Title
My Pearl's a Bowery girl
Additional title: My Pearl is a Bow'ry girl, she's all the world to me. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: Of course ev'ry boy has a sweetheart. [first line]
Names
Mack, Andrew, 1863-1931 (Composer)
Pfister, Joe (Owner)
Jerome, William, 1865-1932 (Lyricist)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1894

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1894
Place: New York ; London
Publisher: T.B. Harms & Co. ; Francis, Day & Hunter
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Bowery (New York, N.Y. : Street)
Love songs
Waltzes
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Signature of former owner on cover at top right: Joe Pfister.
Content: Cover includes photograph of William Jerome and Andrew Mack. On cover: William Jerome and Andrew Mack's latest songs. Cover printed in purple and brown ink.
Statement of responsibility: [words by] William Jerome ; [music by] Andrew Mack.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 35 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21751756
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8dcd5500-c58f-012f-167f-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

  • 1863: Creator Born
  • 1894: Issued
  • 1931: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "My Pearl's a Bowery girl" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1894. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6a4a7b50-42be-8b1f-e040-e00a18063cb6

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "My Pearl's a Bowery girl" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6a4a7b50-42be-8b1f-e040-e00a18063cb6

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1894). My Pearl's a Bowery girl Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6a4a7b50-42be-8b1f-e040-e00a18063cb6

Wikipedia Citation

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My Pearl's a Bowery girl