Vintage sheet music cover for "Let It Alone" from 1906, featuring a portrait of Bert Williams.
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This is a vintage sheet music cover titled "Let It Alone" from 1906. The cover features a portrait of a Black man with exaggerated features, rendered in a sepia tone. He is depicted from the chest up, looking directly at the viewer with wide, bulging eyes and a slightly downturned mouth. He is wearing a suit jacket. Above the portrait, the title "LET IT ALONE" is written in large, ornate, dark lettering. To the right of the portrait, in a smaller, more elegant font, is the text "BERT WILLIAMS' SUCCESSOR TO 'NOBODY'" and the number "5". Below the portrait, the text reads "WORDS BY ALEX ROGERS" and "MUSIC BY BERT A. WILLIAMS". The background is a textured, mottled sepia tone. A decorative border frames the entire image. In the lower right corner, there's a logo for "Gotham-Attucks Music Company" with the tagline "The House of Melody". The overall style is characteristic of early 20th-century sheet music covers, with a focus on portraiture and bold typography. The image is a historical artifact that reflects the cultural context of its time, including the minstrel show tradition in which Bert Williams was a prominent performer.


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