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SKU: LV.4759

Composed by Alex Comstock. Portraits, Ethnic groups, Shipwrecks, Rescues, Children, Daggers & knives, Mandolins, Couples, Anger, Fear, Courtship, Love, Distress. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4759).

Forgiven. A Pathetic Ballad. Written and Composed by Alex Comstock. Published 1886 by T.B. Harms & Co., 819 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, Ethnic groups, Shipwrecks, Rescues, Children, Daggers & knives, Mandolins, Couples, Anger, Fear, Courtship, Love, Distress. First line reads Oh, give me back your love once more, and hush the anguish of my heart..

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.

WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

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SKU: LV.3824

Composed by George P. Morris. Courtship, Love, Weddings, Nature, Waterfronts. Lester S. Levy Collection. 6 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.3824).

Down By the River Side I Stray. Ballad. Written by Geo. P. Morris. Published 1861 by Oliver Ditson & Co., 277 Washington St. in Boston. Composition of strophic with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Courtship, Love, Weddings, Nature, Waterfronts. First line reads Down by the riverside I stray, as twilight shadows close..

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.

WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

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SKU: LV.11299

Composed by Joseph De Vito. Portraits, Firefighters, Fires, Fire engines & equipment, Mothers & children, Rescues, Disasters. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.11299).

In That City of Wealth and Fame. Descriptive Song and Chorus. Words and Music Composed by Joseph De Vito. Published 1904 by Metz Music Co. in Stamford, Conn. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, Firefighters, Fires, Fire engines & equipment, Mothers & children, Rescues, Disasters. First line reads When I arrived in Baltimore to meet my old friend Jack..

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.

WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

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SKU: LV.11634

Composed by J. W. Turner. Stages (platforms), Actors, Orchestras, Audiences, Fires, Disasters, Firefighters, Rescues. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.11634).

Mid Flame and Smoke. A Descriptive Song of the Burning of the Brooklyn Theatre. Words and Music by J.W. Turner. Published 1876 by Oliver Ditson & Co., 451 Washington St. in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Stages (platforms), Actors, Orchestras, Audiences, Fires, Disasters, Firefighters, Rescues. First line reads It was a dread and fearful night, as through the flames and smoke they frantic fled..

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.

WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

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SKU: LV.16692

Composed by Harry Harrison. Animal shows, Carts & wagons, Accidents. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.16692).

Stephen's Visit To The Elephant. A Descriptive Ballad. Composed By Harry Harrison. Published [n.d.] by Oliver Ditson, Washington St. in Boston. Composition of strophic with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Animal shows, Carts & wagons, Accidents. First line reads The morning was dull, and betokened a day..

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.

WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

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SKU: LV.15598

Composed by Samuel Lover. Native Americans, Supernatural beings, Mining. Lester S. Levy Collection. 6 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.15598).

Give Me My Arrows and Give Me My Bow; an Indian Superstition of the Manitou Isles. Written and Composed by Samuel Lover. Esq.. Published 1849 by Firth, Pond & Co., No.1 Franklin Sq. in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Native Americans, Supernatural beings, Mining. First line reads Tempt me not stranger with gold from the mine, I have got treasures more precious than thine..

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.

WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

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SKU: LV.11753

Composed by Henry Russell. Animals, Drowning victims, Rescues, Ships, Heroes. Lester S. Levy Collection. 7 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.11753).

The New Foundland Dog. A Descriptive Ballad. 10th Edition. The Words by F.W.N. Bailey, Esqr. The Music Composed by Henry Russell. Published 1843 by Firth, Pond & Co., No. 1 Franklin Sq. in New York. Composition of sectional with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Animals, Drowning victims, Rescues, Ships, Heroes. First line reads Life saver! Wave stemmer! Deep diver! away!..

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.

WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

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SKU: LV.23785

Composed by George Frederick Root. Satan, Ethics, Alcoholic beverages, Temperance. Lester S. Levy Collection. 7 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.23785).

The Price of a Drink. A Descriptive Song With Quartett or Chorus Interludes. Words Arranged From a Poem by Miss Josephine Pollard. Music by Geo. F. Root. Published 1887 by The John Church Co., 74 W. Fourth St. in Cincinnati. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Satan, Ethics, Alcoholic beverages, Temperance. First line reads Five cents a glass! Does anyone think that that is really the price of a drink?..

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.

WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

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SKU: LV.18352

Composed by J.C. Addison. Portraits, Courtship & love, Marriage proposals. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.18352).

The Girl Who Lives Next Door. A Comic Ballad. By J.W. Meath. Music by J.C. Addison. Published 1868 by Oliver Ditson & Co., 277 Washington St. in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, Courtship & love, Marriage proposals. First line reads There's a gay and pretty maiden, Who lives next to me..

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.

WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

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SKU: LV.23602

Composed by Lieut. Gitz Rice. World War I, Soldiers, Courtship, Love. Lester S. Levy Collection. 6 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.23602).

You Can't Drive My Dreams Away. Words and Music by Lieut. Gitz Rice, First Canadian Contingent. Published 1919 by Oliver Ditson Company in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include World War I, Soldiers, Courtship, Love. First line reads Far away fromthe city gay, in the woods where the call of the wild holds sway..

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.

WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

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SKU: LV.13596

Composed by D. C. Marsh. Civil War, Campaigns & battles, Abraham Lincoln, Assassinations, Good & evil, Patriotism, Optimism. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.13596).

There's Honey in the Old Hive Yet. A New National Song and Chorus. By D.C. Marsh. Published 1882 by Oliver Ditson & Co. in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Civil War, Campaigns & battles, Abraham Lincoln, Assassinations, Good & evil, Patriotism, Optimisim. First line reads The homes of our fathers in the Union did thrive, And 'twas just in the centre they set up their hive..

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.

WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

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SKU: LV.2899

Composed by L. Lavenu. Portraits, Bodies of water, Homesickness, Human life cycle, Symbols. Lester S. Levy Collection. 6 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.2899).

The Banks of the Guadalquiver. Composed by L. Lavenu. Published 1847 by Atwill, 201 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, Bodies of water, Homesickness, Human life cycle, Symbols. First line reads On the banks of Guadalquiver, by the bright and flowing river..

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.

WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

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SKU: LV.18569

Composed by G. W. Hunt. Railroads, Couples, Railroad employees, Courtship & love. Lester S. Levy Collection. 6 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.18569).

Johnny the Engine Driver. Written & Composed by G.W. Hunt. Published [n.d.] by John Alvey Turner?] in London. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Rialroads, Couples, Railroad employees, Courtship & love. First line reads Some ladies love the sailor's brave, That plough the salt salt sea..

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.

WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

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SKU: LV.1705

Poor persons, Courtship, Love, Marriage proposals, Families, Spinning, Accidents, Shipwrecks, Homecomings, Grief, Storytelling, Dialects. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.1705).

Auld Robin Gray. With Recitative and Vocal Embellishments. n. Published [n.d.] by P.H. Taylor's Music Store, opposite the Banks in Richmond, VA. Composition of strophic with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Poor persons, Courtship, Love, Marriage proposals, Families, Spinning, Accidents, Shipwrecks, Homecomings, Grief, Storytelling, Dialects. First line reads When the sheep are in the fauld, and a' the kye at hame..

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.

WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

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SKU: LV.11004

Danger, Mountains, Love, Homecomings, Absences. Lester S. Levy Collection. 10 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.11004).

Who Has Not Marked When the Sun Was High, with the Recitative, The Ice Clad Alp. The Words by J.T. Haines. Music by W.M. Rooke. Published [n.d.] by Firth & Hall, 1 Franklin Square in New York. Composition of through-composed with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Danger, Mountains, Love, Homecomings, Absences.

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.

WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.