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 downfall of Burnside

by Wm. J. Shelton. To be sung to the tune: The rose tree. Within double line border printed in two columns divided by curvilinear line. At head of text wood-engraving of general on porch using spyglass whie rider dashes off, captioned: Lose no time, sir! At end of text: Johnson & Schaffter, Printers, 61 Market-St., Lynchburg, Va.

The Douglass Street Journal. Vol. XXX, No. 1

Printed in three columns divided by single lines. Cut of bust of bearded man surrounded by title. Contains 11 poems. At head of text of first column. The Douglass Str. Journal will be published on the first of every occasion by R.P. Leonard the celebrated repairer of clocks.

The Douglass Street Journal. Vol. XXX, No. 1

Printed in three columns divided by single lines. Cut of bust of bearded man surrounded by title. Contains 11 poems. At head of text of first column. The Douglass Str. Journal will be published on the first of every occasion by R.P. Leonard the celebrated repairer of clocks.

The Douglass Street Journal. Vol. XXX, No. 1

Printed in three columns divided by single lines. Cut of bust of bearded man surrounded by title. Contains 11 poems. At head of text of first column. The Douglass Str. Journal will be published on the first of every occasion by R.P. Leonard the celebrated repairer of clocks.

The door

The door

Brown University

Printed on colored paper.

The Doaneiad

The Doaneiad

Brown University

Within double line border with corner ornaments.

The Dizzy Gillespie meditation bust

by Gene Black. Printed on heavy mottled pink paper. On pages [1] and [4] reproductions of black-and-white photographs of Gillespie; on page [3] color reproduction of painting of Gillespie.

The Dizzy Gillespie meditation bust

by Gene Black. Printed on heavy mottled pink paper. On pages [1] and [4] reproductions of black-and-white photographs of Gillespie; on page [3] color reproduction of painting of Gillespie.

The Dizzy Gillespie meditation bust

by Gene Black. Printed on heavy mottled pink paper. On pages [1] and [4] reproductions of black-and-white photographs of Gillespie; on page [3] color reproduction of painting of Gillespie.

The Discharged Soldier's Home of the Old Bay State

Tune: America. Within single line border with corner ornaments. At head of text: To be sung at the first public meeting of the Home, at Tremont Temple, Sabbath evening, Aug. 24, 1862. At end of text: P.S.

The Discharged Soldier's Home of the Old Bay State

Tune: America. Within single line border with corner ornaments. At head of text: To be sung at the first public meeting of the Home, at Tremont Temple, Sabbath evening, Aug. 24, 1862. At end of text: P.S.

The Discharged Soldier's Home of the Old Bay State

Tune: America. Within single line border with corner ornaments. At head of text: To be sung at the first public meeting of the Home, at Tremont Temple, Sabbath evening, Aug. 24, 1862. At end of text: P.S.

The disappointed reaper

The disappointed reaper

Brown University

Poetry. In lower left corner of page 1: No. 636. At end of text on page 4: Price, with postage, 20 copies, 5 cts.; 100 copies, 23 cts; below: American Tract Society, 10 East 23rd Street, New York. The American Tract Society is known to have been located at the above address between 1894 and 1899. First line: I said, "I will be a reaper.

The disabeled soldier

The disabeled soldier

Brown University

Within double-line border. To be sung to the tune: Just after the battle. Poem in three eight-line stanzas. At end of text below dotted line: Price 5 cts. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

The dictates of right reason, Or, A solemn warning, to unfaithful ministers

Printed area measures 22.1 x 16.2 cm. Poem in twenty-four stanzas and one acrostic spelling Richard Lee Printed below double rules in three columns divided by curvilinear lines Cut of kneeling couple centered above second column above double rule dividing last line of subtitle Poem, also entitled "This is the truth" is attributed to Nathanel Ladd, of Sanborton, N.H. in Ebenezer Hovey's "The true ministers and false ones"

The dictates of right reason, Or, A solemn warning, to unfaithful ministers

Printed area measures 22.6 x 19.7 cm. Verse in thirty-four stanzas Printedin three columns. First and second columns divided by line of advertising: Sold Wholesale & Retail by L. Deming corner of Merchant's Row & Market Square, Boston. Second and third column divided by line of type ornaments Cut portraying underworld centered above second column, dividing text of subtitle Poem, also entitled "This is the truth" is attributed to Nathanel Ladd, of Sanborton, N.H. in Ebenezer Hovey's "The true ministers and false ones" First line: Christ the Lord when he was teaching

The dialogues David Posner

Poetry and prose. Prospectus for poetry book, The dialogues by David Posner. Printed in reddish-brown and black on heavy tan paper. Text superimposed on portrait drawing of Posner, perhaps from frontispiece drawing by David Hockney. Date from publication date of book.

The dialogues David Posner

Poetry and prose. Prospectus for poetry book, The dialogues by David Posner. Printed in reddish-brown and black on heavy tan paper. Text superimposed on portrait drawing of Posner, perhaps from frontispiece drawing by David Hockney. Date from publication date of book.

The dialogues David Posner

Poetry and prose. Prospectus for poetry book, The dialogues by David Posner. Printed in reddish-brown and black on heavy tan paper. Text superimposed on portrait drawing of Posner, perhaps from frontispiece drawing by David Hockney. Date from publication date of book.