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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Pictures in the glass

Pictures in the glass

Brown University

by Col. J.H. Bartlett. Poem. At head of text: Scene is laid in a barroom in the winter. First line: Come boys draw up around the fire this cold and blustering night.

Phrases, fields, Kanda (6 p.m.)

by Stephen Sandy. Page [2] blank. On page [4]: This poem was written as the text for a dance created by L.J. Gordon. 325 copies have been printed by Ronald Ballou...

Photograph of a young woman

Printed on heavy white paper in postcard format. Uncaptioned photograph (15.5 x 12 cm.) of blonde young woman wearing striped jersey pasted on recto; vignette of saxophone in upper right corner on verso. "Postcard by Carl Schurer"--Verso. Suggested publication date from acquisition date of Brown University copy.

Philosophy: as sung by Jerry Merrifield

Within border of type ornaments. To be sung to the tune: Judy's black eyes. Text of song in five eight-line stanzas with chorus beginning: 'Tis a folly &c. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidsence.

Philip Schuyler Chapter D.A.R. welcomes you

Printed in blue and black. At head of title vignette in blue of distaff and spinning wheel inscribed around rim: Daughters of the American Revolution. Cover title. Includes text of several stanzas of three songs. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence; suggested place of publication from Philip Schuyler's career as Revolutionary general and senator from New York.

Philadelphia riots: De Philadelphia riots, or, I guess it wan't de niggas dis time

First song humorously describes bloody riots between "Natives" and "Irish." First song humorously describes bloody riots between "Natives" and "Irish." Printed in two columns divided by curvilinear line within double-line border on recto, without border on verso. On recto text of song in 19 four-line stanzas and varied four-line chorus. Song on recto to be sung to the tune: It 'ill neber do to gib it up. Text on verso headed: Whig songs includes two campaign songs about Henry Clay. Date from date of Presidential election when Clay and Frelinghuysen were candidates and of Philadelphia riots. Colophon on recto within lower margin: Published by J. Torr, 29 South Third Street, Philadelphia ....; below border: Sold by Colon & Adriance, in the Arcade .... Colophon on verso below rule: Published by Joseph Torr, 29 South Third Street, Philadelphia.

Philadelphia lass

Philadelphia lass

Brown University

At head of title wood-engraving of young couple on shipboard. Printed area measures: 20.2 x 7.9 cm. Text of song in seven four-line stanzas. At end of text: Swindells, Printer. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Philadelphia dandies

Philadelphia dandies

Brown University

Tune: The landlady of France. Within border of type ornaments. Poetry in 14 six-line stanzas. Printed in two columns divided by line of advertising with rule at ends. Sold Wholesale and retail, Cross Street, near Mercantile Wharf, Boston. William Rutter was listed on Cross Street from 1829 to 1834.

Philadelphia and Trenton every day, (Sundays excepted.)

At head of text: cut of paddle-wheel steamer, captioned: The steamer Edwin Forrest leaving her wharf at South Trenton. Advertising flier for steamer and for M'Makin's Hotel, Cape Island, Cape May, N.J.; includes time-table for August 1862.

Pharaoh and his army

Pharaoh and his army

Brown University

Within double line border; type ornament above upper border at center. Text of song in five four-line chorus with four-line chorus beginning: O Mary don't you weep don't you weep. At end of text below double rule: Jacob Jones. Jones may be publisher not author. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Phaenominon

Phaenominon

Brown University

Printed in reddish-brown and blue on heavy brown paper within ornamental border. Poem. Colophon on verso: Ed Dorn from Hello, La Jolla. Zephyrus Image. San Francisco 1 February & Healdsburg 1 March 1976.

Peyote poem

Peyote poem

Brown University

Folded broadside. Tipped into illustrated, lettered paper wrapper. One of 200 copies.

Peyote poem

Peyote poem

Brown University

Folded broadside. Tipped into illustrated, lettered paper wrapper. One of 200 copies.

Petition to Eros

Petition to Eros

Brown University

Richard & Barbara Outram. "For Saint Valentine's Day 1969"

Petition to Eros

Petition to Eros

Brown University

Richard & Barbara Outram. "For Saint Valentine's Day 1969"

Perugino Pietro

Perugino Pietro

Brown University

Pages [2,4] blank. Cover title: Dedicated to the Royal Academy, at Perugia, Italy ..

Personality supreme

Personality supreme

Brown University

Poetry. Printed on light gray card stock. At end of text: Near or far, you are in our thoughts to make them happier at Christmastide, 1935.

Personae

Personae

Brown University

Printed in dark blue and black on cream paper in two columns At head of title: illustration of fish in water Poem in eight stanzas of varying length "lino block by Timothy Dibble