"The Coal Black Rose came out, perhaps as early as 1827, with the composition credited to White Snyder"--History of popular music in America / Spaeth, p. 70.
The music publishing firm of Firth & Hall was located at 1 Franklin Sq., New York from 1832 to 1847. Cf. Early Amer. sheet music / Dichter, p. 192.
Verses 2-11 printed on p. [3]
Engraving of Afro-American woman and man playing lutes: p. [2]
This collection is a grouping of over 1,400 items dating from the 1830s to the 1920s. The contents of the collection depict representations of Black diasporic people and cultures through close to a century of illustrations and musical and lyrical …
