Harris Broadsides

Broadsides are single-sheet publications, often issued as ephemera or announcements. The Harris Broadsides Collection is a comprehensive collection of American poetry published in broadside format from colonial times to the present. The collection offers materials covering a broad spectrum of American life, and includes poetry of every description: 18th and 19th century ballads, verse describing newsworthy events, poetic effusions of sentimentality and patriotism, comic verse, and much more. When completed, this digital project will include over 20,000 titles.
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The life and age of man: stages of man's life, from the cradle to the grave; wherein all Christians may behold their ...

Printed in four columns divided by lines of type ornaments within border of type ornaments that includes cherubs. At center large wood-engraving of nine steps representing ages ten years apart, with a boy or man of appropriate age and an emblematic animal on each step; beneath steps scene of man being served food and drink by devil while advisers turn away, captioned: Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Contains three untitled poems, including one with each stanza beginning with successive letter of the alphabet. At end of poem within lower border, bracketed: Copy right secured. Suggested publication date from internal evidence.

The life and age of man: Stages of man's life, from the cradle to the grave; wherein all Christians may behold their ...

Printed in four columns divided by curvilinear lines within border of type ornaments. At center large wood-engraving of nine steps representing ages ten years apart, with a boy or man of appropriate age and an emblematic animal on each step; beneath steps scene of man being served food and drink by devil while advisers turn away, captioned: Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Contains three untitled poems, including one with each stanza beginning with successive letter of alphabet. Colophon below lower border: John Metcalf, Book & Job Printer, Northampton, Mass. Suggested publication date from internal evidence.

The life and age of man: Stages of man's life, from the cradle to the grave; wherein all Christians may behold their ...

Printed in four columns divided by curvilinear lines within border of type ornaments. At center large wood-engraving of nine steps representing ages ten years apart, with a boy or man of appropriate age and an emblematic animal on each step; beneath steps scene of man being served food and drink by devil while advisers turn away, captioned: Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Contains three untitled poems, including one with each stanza beginning with successive letter of alphabet. Colophon below lower border: John Metcalf, Book & Job Printer, Northampton, Mass. Suggested publication date from internal evidence.

The life and age of man: Stages of man's life, from the cradle to the grave; wherein all Christians may behold their ...

Printed in four columns divided by lines of type ornaments within border of type ornaments resembling fringe. At center large wood-engraving of nine steps representing ages ten years apart, with a boy or man of appropriate age and an emblematic animal on each step; beneath steps scene of man being served food and drink by devil while advisers turn away, captioned: Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Contains three untitled poems, including one with each stanza beginning with successive letter of the alphabet. At end of text within lower border: Printed at Barre, Mass.--Copy right secured. Suggested publication date from internal evidence.

The life and age of man: Stages in man's life, from the cradle to the grave, wherein all Christians may behold their ...

Printed in four columns divided by curvilinear lines within border of type ornaments. At center large wood-engraving of nine steps representing ages ten years apart, with a boy or man of appropriate age and an emblematic animal on each step; beneath steps scene of man being served food and drink by devil while advisers turn away, captioned: Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Contains three untitled poems, including one with each stanza beginning with successive letter of the alphabet. Suggested publication date from internal evidence.

The license law!!

The license law!!

Brown University

Poetry and prose. Within border of type ornaments, printed in two columns divided by line of type ornaments. At end of text: A voice from the jail. Place of publication suggested because Massachusetts passed a license law in 1838.

The Libby Prison hymn

The Libby Prison hymn

Brown University

Illustrated headbands at top and bottom. At head of title: Price 5 cents. At head of text: Composed and written by a dying soldier in Libby Prison, for the benefit of a crippled soldier. "Original state of hymn published in Ohio in 1858, before there was a Libby Prison" ( information from Dr. Richard H. Hulan).

The Lexington miller, and, Johnny Jarman

Poetry. Printed area measures 17.8 x 16.6 cm. The ballad "Johnny Jarman" is also known under the title"Johnny German" Text printed in two columns divided by line of advertising with type ornaments at each end: Sold Wholesale and Retail corner of Cross & Fulton sts. Boston. William Rutter's store was located on Cross Street from 1829 to 1834. Not in Checklist Amer. imprints or Ford.

The Lexington miller, and, Johnny Jarman

Poetry. Printed area measures 22.1 x 18.6 cm. The ballad "Johnny Jarman" is also known under the title "Johnny German" Text printed in two columns divided by line of advertising with type ornaments at each end: Sold Wholesale and Retail, by L. Deming, No. 1, Market Square. Leonard Deming is listed at this address in Boston directories for 1829 to 1831; also cited as: No. 1 Faneuil Hall, south side. Not in Checklist Amer. imprints or Ford.

The Lexington Miller and Johnny Jarman

Printed in two columns divided by line of advertising within rules: Sold, wholesale and retail, by L. Deming, No. 62, Hanover Street, 2nd door from Friend Street, Boston; type ornaments at each end.

The lesson of the leaves

Cover title. At head of title reproduction of photograph of house and barn; drawing of woman's head on page [2], floral decorations on pages [3] and [4] Prospectus for anthology entitled Flowers by the wayside. Publication date from publication date of book.

The lesson of the leaves

Cover title. At head of title reproduction of photograph of house and barn; drawing of woman's head on page [2], floral decorations on pages [3] and [4] Prospectus for anthology entitled Flowers by the wayside. Publication date from publication date of book.

The lesson ; Art ; Hyacinthus ; Nature

Poetry. Printed in black, red and blue on cream paper. Printed in two columns within border of plant stems with blossoms at top; drawing of a bee at top center between blossoms. At end of text: Kent State Arts Festival 74. Joel Oppenheimer.

The legend of the Spanish moss

Printed in colors on heavy white paper in postcard format; text on verso in blue. At left of text colored illustration of trees hung with Spanish moss. Poem in five six-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

The legend of St. Christopher

Within double-line border on page [1] only. Cover title. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

The legend of Cheese Rock: for the Forest Festival, June 17, 1882

Poem, in 9 verses. Ascribed to Elizur Wright; cf. version in his: Elizur Wright's appeals for the Middlesex Fells and the forests. [Medford], 1893, p. 67-68. Printed area: 24.2 x 13.6 cm. Printed within border of type ornaments. First line: In sixteen hundred thirty-one.

The legend

The legend

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Within ornamental border Contains advertising.

The legend

The legend

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Within ornamental border. Contains advertising.

The legatee

The legatee

Brown University

Printed in two columns. Text of campaign song or poem in six stanzas of varying length. Publication date suggested because poet says Bryan is running against Taft who has Roosevelt's support, which occurred in 1908.

The leaves

The leaves

Brown University

Within decorative border. Flyer from publisher advertising Loewinson's book with same title.

The least of Christmas carols

French fold printed on double page. Sewn in hand-made paper wrppers with end papers. Illuminated initials and hand-colored illustrations. "Privately printed for Miss Jewett at Valhall Studio...by Hugh & Margaret Eaton, Brooklyn, New York."