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Song Book, "Six Military and Patriotic Illustrated Songs Elaborately Colored," circa 1863
Charles Magnus & Co.1859/1869
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
During the Civil War, Charles Magnus, a New York City printer and publisher, sold patriotic envelopes, song sheets and songbooks. This songbook with "elaborately colored" images contains new lyrics to six popular military and patriotic songs. This illustrated works include "The Captain With His Whiskers," "Want ? A Substitute," and "Dixie's Land," (with new verses based on the well-known "Dixie").
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- Title: Song Book, "Six Military and Patriotic Illustrated Songs Elaborately Colored," circa 1863
- Creator: Charles Magnus & Co.
- Date Created: 1859/1869
- Location: United States, New York, New York
- Subject Keywords: Songbooks, Civil wars
- Type: Documents
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: http://collections.thehenryford.org/Collection.aspx?objectKey=344847
- Object Name: Songbook
- Object ID: 2005.15.4
- Image ID: THF6921
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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