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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Perry's victory

Perry's victory

Brown University

Printed in two columns divided by curvilinear line. Wood-engraving of ship flying American flags and sinking ship flying British flag.

Perry's victory

Perry's victory

Brown University

Printed in two columns. Cut of American eagle with shield at head of first column; cut of ship at end of text. At end of text: New York, Applegate, publisher, 257 Hudson-street. Lewis Applegate was listed at above address from 1831-1833; William Applegate from 1832-1835.

Perry's victory

Perry's victory

Brown University

Printed in two columns divided by line of advertising: Sold wholesale and retail by Leonard Deming, corner of Merchants Row and Market Square, Boston. At head of text: three cuts (ship with sentinel on each side)

Perry's victory

Perry's victory

Brown University

Printed in two columns, divided by curvilinear line.

Perry's victory

Perry's victory

Brown University

Printed in two columns. Owner identification stamp: Elias Snow.

Perry's victory

Perry's victory

Brown University

Printed in two columns. Cut of American eagle in center of title. At end of text: Printed and sold No. 25, High Street, Providence .. Henry Trumbull printed above address from 1826 to 1830.

Perry's victory

Perry's victory

Brown University

Poetry. Printed in two columns divided by line of type ornaments within border of type ornaments. At head of text wood-engraving of seascape with flotilla captioned: The van of our fleet the British to meet, commanded by Perry, the Lawrence bore down. In lower margin: Sold wholesale and retail by J. G. Hunt, at Song Depot and Book Stand, South Side City Wharf. Hunt used this address in 1836. First line: Ye tars of Columbia give ear to my story.

Perfect through suffering

Author not known. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence. Poem print on yellow colored paper.

Perfect through suffering

Printed on gold-colored silk ribbon. Poem in four six-line stanzas. At end of text: Selected. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Perfect through suffering

Author not known. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence. Poem print on yellow colored paper.

Perchance if we might read what Jesus wrote

Title from first line. Within double rule border; ornamental tailpiece. At end of text: With Christmas Greetings to the Bookfellows from George Steele & Flora Warren Seymour. Charles G. Blanden, Scr.; Will Ransom, Del.; Luther A. Brewer, Imp.

Pep

Pep

Brown University

Pages [2, 4] blank.

Pentecost

Pentecost

Brown University

Sung to tune "Manoah." At end of text: E.T. Curnick, July, 1900.

Penny wasters

Penny wasters

Brown University

Poetry. At top of each broadside: The Litchfield Studios. Complete set of broadsides issued from April to September, 1946. Author's name, title and publication date from donor, Yale University Library. First broadside is prose notice beginning: This notice is one of forewarning in regard to and in defense of certain penny wasters, and signed: The Litchfield Studios; 20 broadsides contain prose jokes and 22 poems type-signed: D.A.N. At head of eight poems: From unpublished "Silly sagas of the sea." First poem entitled: Were you there? on hearing the radio gospel hymn.

Pennsylvania drift

Pennsylvania drift

Brown University

Poem recounts adventures of Pennsylvania draftees; "drift" often stands for "draft" in this poem. Poem recounts adventures of Pennsylvania draftees; "drift" often stands for "draft" in this poem. By Harris E. Smith, of Co. G., 168th Penna., Militia. Printed in two columns divided by single line within border of type ornament sections. Poem in 29 four-line stanzas.

Pen in hand I sit me thinking

Title from first line. At head of text: The following poem, written by Miss Carrie Westover, was read by the author at the first reunion of her class of '79 of the South Hadley High School ... June, 1881 ... a eulogy on Burton Gaylord ... who died March 26, 1880 .. At end of text: Read at reunion Tuesday eve.

Pellon Wesleyan Band of Hope: a grand children's concert will be held in the above school, on Saturday, November 24th...

Programme on p. [2]-[3] includes list of songs (without music), recitations, and dialogues. Programme on p. [2]-[3] includes list of songs (without music), recitations, and dialogues. chair to be taken by the president Mr. J. Radcliffe ; accompanist: Miss E. Greenwood. Title from cover. On p. 4: Hymn. First line: Father, lead me day by day. Printed in light pink colored paper. Title within double ruled border of decorative elements; program within decorative ruled border.

Peggy, let the boys alone

Tune: Barney, leave the girls alone. Printed in two columns, divided by double line enclosing line of advertising with type ornaments at each end: Sold wholesale and retail by L. Deming, No. 1, south side of Faneuil Hall, Boston.

Peggy Gordon: & The wonders

Printed in two columns, divided by line of advertising between type ornaments: Solc [i.e. Sold] wholesale and retail, on Cross Street, near Mercantile Wharf, Boston. W. Rutter was listed at above address from 1829 to 1834. "Peggy Gordon" ascribed to Charles Dibdin, Jr. by Thomas L. Philbrick in "British authorship of ballads in the Isaiah Thomas collection," Studies in bibliography, Papers of the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, v. 9, 1957, p. 255-258.