Antedating of "Ragtime"
Fred Shapiro
fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Mon Nov 6 20:05:17 UTC 2006
ragtime (OED 1897, Popik Sept. 1896)
1896 _Milwaukee Sentinel_ 16 Aug. 15 (19th Century U.S. Periodicals) For
the vaudeville attractions six clever artists have been secured, headed by
Ben R. Harney, the illustrator of real negro rag-time music.
Fred Shapiro
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