My Good Old Darkey Home
T. Eckstein, John A. Janke. 1854.
The cover of this sheet music shows minstrel performer Harry Lehr in blackface. Blackface minstrel shows like those led by Lehr and Kunkel’s Opera Troupe, were wildly popular in the middle of the nineteenth century.
| Metadata | Details |
|---|---|
| Item Type | Book |
| Title | My Good Old Darkey Home |
| Short Title | My Good Old Darkey Home, 1854 |
| Place of Publication | Philadelphia |
| Publisher | Wm. F. Duffy & Co. |
| Creator | T. Eckstein, John A. Janke |
| Publication Date | 1854 |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Number of Pages | Cover and pp. 3–5 |
| Call Number | sheet music VM 1365 .M66 |
| Location | General Collections 2nd floor |