“Where the Honey Suckles Grow”
“Where the Honey Suckles Grow”
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- Description
- This sheet music for the song “Where the Honey Suckles Grow” was written and composed by Arthur S. Josselyn and published by Otto Sutro of Baltimore, Maryland in 1884. The song was published “to Messrs. Primrose and West, of Thatcher, Primrose, and West’s Minstrels.” George Primrose and William West were originally a blackface song and dance team before turning into owners of a high-class minstrel troupe. George Thatcher was a troupe member who eventually became a partner and later had his own troupe.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sheet music
- publishing date
- 1884
- publisher
- Otto Sutro
- place made
- United States: Maryland, Baltimore
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 9 1/2 in x 13 in; 24.13 cm x 33.02 cm
- ID Number
- 1982.0441.01
- catalog number
- 1982.0441.01
- accession number
- 1982.0441
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Sheet Music
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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