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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Pay day

Pay day

Brown University

French fold; printed on double leaves. Printed in green on orange paper. Page [1] George Steele Seymour (1) and Flora Warren Seymour (2) wish you a very Merry Christmas.

Pauvre petit il repose parmi les étrangers!

Within border of type ornaments. Poem in six six-line stanzas, preceded by prose introductory material beginning: The subjoined stanzas were occasioned by reading. Poem in English with a French title taken from a gravestone inscription. Type-signed at end of poem: Viator. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence and because OCLC cataloging for Sandy Hill herald states town name changed from Sandy Hill to Hudson Falls between 1900 and 1910.

Paul's voyage: Acts 27:1,2; 14-26

Printed in colors on recto, black on verso. Illustrations, on recto, include a ship and God's hand. Sunday school lesson. Text of hymn on recto; on verso, lesson and quiz. In upper corners on recto: 1. April 5. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Paul's lamentation

Paul's lamentation

Brown University

Printed in two columns divided by line of type ornaments. Woodcut of Indian at head of title Paper cut out at left of title in form of a square

Paul's charge to Timothy: 2 Tim. 3:14-17; 4:1-8

Printed in colors on recto, black on verso. Illustrations, on recto, include a Bible and a crown. Sunday school lesson. Text of hymn on recto; on verso, lesson and quiz. In upper corners on recto: 9. May 31. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Paul Mariah: benefit poetry reading

Reproductions of photograph of Mariah on pages [1] and [4] Announces reading Dec. 30, 1974 in Milwaukee. Includes two poems and biographical information about poet.

Paul Jones' victory: And, Adam & Eve

Printed in two columns divided by line of type ornaments, second poem in smaller type. The poem "Paul Jones' Victory" in 13 stanzas, relates the naval battle between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis on Sept. 23, 1779.

Paul Jones' victory: And, Adam & Eve

Printed in two columns divided by line of type ornaments, second poem in smaller type. The poem "Paul Jones' Victory" in 13 stanzas, relates the naval battle between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis on Sept. 23, 1779.

Paul Jones victory

Paul Jones victory

Brown University

The poem in 12 stanzas relates the naval battle between the Bon Homme Richard and Serapis on Sept. 23, 1779 and is a shorter variant version of editions of this title. The poem in 12 stanzas relates the naval battle between the Bon Homme Richard and Serapis on Sept. 23, 1779 and is a shorter variant version of editions of this title. Printed area measures: 23.9 x 20.1 cm. Poetry in twelve four-line stanzas printed in two columns. At head of text, printed across leaf: Captain Paul Jones of the Ship Poor Richard, of 40 guns, took an English ship called the Serapis of 44, and a 20 gun ship, at one engagement. Woodcut of two ships engaged in battle centered between title and subtitle. Same cut as one captioned: Enterprize and Boxer in "Naval Songster: being a collection of naval victories, and other excellent songs," printed by J. White, Charlestown, Mass., in 1815. This edition not listed in Shaw & Shoemaker or Ford.

Paul at Rome: Acts 28:16-31

Printed in colors on recto, black on verso. Illustrations, on recto, include Paul teaching and a cross and book. Sunday school lesson. Text of hymn on recto; on verso, lesson and quiz. In upper right corner on recto: April 26. 4. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Patriotic songs!

Patriotic songs!

Brown University

Broadsheet. Below title on recto cut of eagle holding scroll inscribed: Your sons and your money on your country's altar! On verso, eagle and scroll inscribed: Our national debt may be a national blessing! Printed in eight columns divided by single lines. Title on verso: Seven thirty facts and figures. Prose text on verso and part of recto explains advantages of national debt. On recto text of 28 songs including Civil War songs, beginning with Hail Columbia.

Patriotic songs!

Patriotic songs!

Brown University

Broadsheet Below title on recto cut of eagle holding scroll inscribed: Your sons and your money on your country's altar! On verso, eagle and scroll inscribed: Our national debt may be a national blessing! Printed in eight columns divided by single lines Title on verso: Seven thirty facts and figures Prose text on verso and part of recto explains advantages of national debt On recto text of 28 songs including Civil War songs, beginning with Hail Columbia.

Patriotic song

Patriotic song

Brown University

Printed in two columns divided by single line within ornamental border at top and bottom. Text of song in 23 four-line stanzas. Publication date suggested because of mention of capture of Savannah which occurred in 1864.

Pathfinders reunion

Pathfinders reunion

Brown University

1 broadsheet; text printed in green. At end of text: Time: One o'clock, Friday, December 28, 1945. Place: The Lenox School, ... N.Y.C. .. Issued folded in recessed halves, displaying on front title, illustrated medallion, and information on time and place of gathering.

Pastorius

Pastorius

Brown University

1 broadsheet. At head of text: Read at the Pastorius Tercentenary Celebration, Germantown, Penna., October 6, 1951. At end of text: Reprinted from The German-American Review, December, 1951.

Pastor's welcome

Pastor's welcome

Brown University

Poetry. Within border of type ornaments. Brown printed in Providence between 1816 and 1863, according to H. G. Brown's Directory of printing ... in Rhode Island to 1865.