Title	I can pick de winner wid my two eyes shut
Subjects	Sheet music covers Caricatures African Americans Blackface entertainers
Description	Cover shows a caricature drawing of an African American couple wearing formal clothing. The man is bowing and the woman is curtsying. At right is a tiered cake on a table with a sign reading "Dis cake will be given to de most graceful couple." Inset; photograph at upper left of a performer in blackface on crutches, wearing one large shoe. Song lyrics describe a cakewalk contest.
Date	1899
Creator	O. K. Houck Co.
Collection name	Kenneth D. Rose Sheet Music Collection
Historical note	At top: "Introduced with great success by Verner E. Phelps, of Brown-Harrison & Brown." Words by Verner E. Phelps. Music by P. Sweningson.
Accession number	2005-084
Publisher	H. A. French
Place of publication	Nashville (Tenn.)
Owning Institution	Tennessee State Library & Archives
ID#	32966
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Type	IMAGE
Digital format	TIFF
Dimensions	11" x 14"
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