<I>Sweet Memories of Dixie</I>
National Museum of African American History and Culture

<I>Sweet Memories of Dixie</I>

Laurence Jones, 1882 - 1975 · 1924

ink on paper
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

A piece of sheet music for "Sweet Memories of Dixie" published by Laurence C. Jones, founder of Piney Woods Country Life School in Rankin County, Mississippi. Cover depicts a river scene: in a row boat, a man with banjo sings to a woman. Beyond a tree leaning over the water, a cabin and a steam boat are visible. Inset is a halftone image of Jones wearing a suit and tie. Large type at top reads [SWEET MEMORIES / OF DIXIE], smaller print at bottom reads [LAURENCE C. JONES / PUBLISHER / PINEY WOODS SCHOOL / PINEY WOODS (NEAR BRAXTON), MISS.]. Type at bottom of first page of music reads [Copyright MCMXXIV by Laurence C. Jones]. Back cover features nine halftone images of students at work, students graduating, and school buildings. Type at top reads [Results of Fifteen Years of Struggle / "PINEY WOODS COUNTRY LIFE SCHOOL"].

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