Top of page

Notice
Special holiday hours in effect, December 2025 through January 2026. More information.

Book/Printed Material The bill-poster's dream, or, Cross readings. Air : The Captain with his whiskers. H. De Marsan, Publisher, 54 Chatham Street, New-York

View Enlarged Image

About this Item

Title

  • The bill-poster's dream, or, Cross readings. Air : The Captain with his whiskers. H. De Marsan, Publisher, 54 Chatham Street, New-York

Headings

  • -  Musical Scores

Genre

  • Musical Scores

Notes

  • -  "Contains 4291 song sheets. Included among these American songs are ninety-seven British song sheets from Dublin and London. The collection spans the period from the turn of the nineteenth century to the 1880s, although a majority of the song sheets were published during the height of the craze, from the 1850s to the 1870s. Held by the Rare Book and Special Collections Division of the Library of Congress."

Medium

  • 1 score

Call Number/Physical Location

  • series: Series 1 Volume 1

Source Collection

  • American Song Sheets

Repository

  • Rare Book And Special Collections Division

Online Format

  • image

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

The contents of the Library of Congress American Singing: Nineteenth-Century Song Sheets Collection are in the public domain and are free to use and reuse.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, Rare Books and Special Collections Division, America Singing: Nineteenth-Century Song Sheets

More about Copyright and other Restrictions

For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

The bill-poster's dream, or, Cross readings. Air: The Captain with his whiskers. H. De Marsan, Publisher, 54 Chatham Street, New-York. Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/amss-as101070/.

APA citation style:

The bill-poster's dream, or, Cross readings. Air: The Captain with his whiskers. H. De Marsan, Publisher, 54 Chatham Street, New-York. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/amss-as101070/.

MLA citation style:

The bill-poster's dream, or, Cross readings. Air: The Captain with his whiskers. H. De Marsan, Publisher, 54 Chatham Street, New-York. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/amss-as101070/>.