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 false young man

The false young man

Brown University

Within border of type ornaments, printed in three columns divided by double lines. Cut of landscape with church at head of text.

The false hearted girl

The false hearted girl

Brown University

Within border of type ornaments printed in two columns divided by line of advertising: Sold wholesale and retail by Leonard Deming, corner of Merchant's Row & Market-Square. Deming was listed at above address from 1829 to 1831.

The false hearted girl

The false hearted girl

Brown University

Poetry. Printed in two columns divided by single line within border of type ornaments. At head of text above double rule wood-engraving of half-length young woman. At end of text within border: Sold wholesale & retail by William Rutter, No. 1, Snow's Wharf, Boston. William Rutter listed at this address in Boston directories from 1835 to 1838.

The fall of Richmond and surrender of the Rebel Army

By J. Watson. Within border of type ornament sections. Between lines of title cut of American flag. To be sung to the tune: The star-spangled banner. Text of song in six six-line stanzas with two-line chorus beginning: Our country united, forever shall be.

The faithful saying: 1 Tim. 1:15-20; 2:1-6

Printed in colors on recto, black on verso. Illustrations, on recto, include Jesus in the manger and on the cross. Sunday school lesson. Text of hymn on recto; on verso, lesson and quiz. In upper right corner on recto: May 24. 8. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

The faithful saying: 1 Tim. 1:15-20; 2:1-6

Printed in colors on recto, black on verso. Illustrations, on recto, include Jesus in the manger and on the cross. Sunday school lesson. Text of hymn on recto; on verso, lesson and quiz. In upper right corner on recto: May 24. 8. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

The faithful saying: 1 Tim. 1:15-20; 2:1-6

Printed in colors on recto, black on verso. Illustrations, on recto, include Jesus in the manger and on the cross. Sunday school lesson. Text of hymn on recto; on verso, lesson and quiz. In upper right corner on recto: May 24. 8. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

The faith of the Christmas tree

by Thornwell Jacobs. French fold, printed on double page. On cover : Christmas, 1954. Off-white paper printed and illustrated in black, deep green, light blue, and red-orange; fore edge untrimmed; printed as a Christmas greeting.

The faith of the Christmas tree

by Thornwell Jacobs. French fold, printed on double page. On cover : Christmas, 1954. Off-white paper printed and illustrated in black, deep green, light blue, and red-orange; fore edge untrimmed; printed as a Christmas greeting.

The faith of the Christmas tree

by Thornwell Jacobs. French fold, printed on double page. On cover : Christmas, 1954. Off-white paper printed and illustrated in black, deep green, light blue, and red-orange; fore edge untrimmed; printed as a Christmas greeting.

The fairy's gift

The fairy's gift

Brown University

Broadsheet advertising card printed in colors and gold within gold border on recto, in pale blue, tan and brown on verso. On recto colored lithograph of fairy and flowers below and at left of text; on verso lithograph captioned: Fairy's gift, of fairy holding package of Sozodont, a liquid dentifrice. Poem in three six-line stanzas. Suggested publication date because Brown University copy acquired with another Sozodont card, Found (HB31326) which contains testimonial dated July 5, 1866.

The fairy crosses

The fairy crosses

Brown University

Charles Hall Davis. "March 23, 1919; Petersburg, Virginia."

The fair maid's song: when all alone

To be sung to the tune: White cockade. Poetry. Printed in two columns divided by line of type ornaments; double line beneath title. Printed area: 12.6 x 12.5 cm. Bawdy poem in six stanzas. Not in Checklist Amer. imprints 1830-1839. Solomon Howe, printer, son of Baptist minister and author Solomon Howe (1750-1835), printed with his brother John (1783-1845) in Greenwich and Enfield, Mass. and published some broadsides with his own imprint in the 1830's. The town of Enfield was separated from Greenwich, Mass. and incorporated in 1816. First line: One evening as I walk'd alone.

The Fair ephemeral. Friday, March 29, 1844

Vignette of musical instruments between words of title. Printed in three columns divided by single lines. Apparently not a periodical but published for a school fair, with mock advertisements.

The fair

The fair

Brown University

Printed on blue paper. Illustration of a harp and shamrocks.

The factory girl

The factory girl

Brown University

Printed in two columns. Poem in fourteen numbered stanzas of four lines with two-line chorus. Publication date approximation from internal evidence.

The factor's garland: A strange and wonderful story

Young man ransoms and eventually marries enslaved princess. Young man ransoms and eventually marries enslaved princess. Printed in three columns divided by single lines. Ballad in 57 four-line stanzas. Publication date from ownership inscription on Brown University copy.

The face upon the floor: a poem

by H.A. D'Arcy. Cover title. Poem in 17 four-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.