The wedding of the Chinee and the coon

words by Billy Johnson; music by Bob Cole (arr. by Theo. F. Morse) For voice and piano Caption title Advertisements for "Keep your eye on your friend Mister Johnson" and other songs: p. [2 and 6] Cover illustration: cartoon drawing of Afro-American man and Chinese woman getting married

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Original record: The wedding of the Chinee and the coon
Collection: Representations of Blackness in Music of the United States (1830s-1920s)
Usage: Collection is open for research.
Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States
Creator(s): Cole, Bob, 1868-1911 (composer)
Howley, Haviland & Co. (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Johnson, Billy (lyricist)
Morse, Theodore F., 1873-1924 (arranger)
Subject(s): African Americans
Bob Cole
Chinese Americans
Marriage
Songs and music
Type: notated music

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