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.
This collection is part of Brown University Library, hosted by Brown University.

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Unity

Unity

Brown University

Printed in black, grey & blue. Photo of building & flagpole with hoisted American flag at right of text. Red emblem with three blue stars at end of text column.

United States agricultural fair

By William Withington. Illustration of woman gathering wheat at head of text. Poem in 12 four-line stanzas. Place of publication suggested because of references to "our state" as the Bay State and to Boston as site of fair. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

United nations

United nations

Brown University

by George Freeland Jefferson. Text of song in two four-line stanzas with four-line chorus beginning: Listen to the bugle call.

United nations

United nations

Brown University

by George Freeland Jefferson. Text of song in two four-line stanzas with four-line chorus beginning: Listen to the bugle call.

United nations

United nations

Brown University

by George Freeland Jefferson. Text of song in two four-line stanzas with four-line chorus beginning: Listen to the bugle call.

United America

United America

Brown University

At end of text: Words by T.F. Leavy & P.J. Devine.

Unique art cards

Unique art cards

Brown University

1 broadsheet. Broadsheet printed on card stock. On recto colored illustration of little girl in peasant costume with caption: From Denisons, Westerly, R.I. Poem on verso advertises art cards for collectors. Publication date approximation because R.I. directories give E.N. Denison & Co. as jeweler in Westerly from 1873 to 1913.

Union prisoners from Dixie's sunny land

Song tells of hardships of Union soldiers robbed, starved and without shelter in southern prison camp, but ready for vengeance after parole and exchange. Song tells of hardships of Union soldiers robbed, starved and without shelter in southern prison camp, but ready for vengeance after parole and exchange. Printed on yellow paper. At head of title vignette of American eagle holding furled American flag, captioned: Let the eagle scream. To be sung to the tune: Twenty years ago. Text of song in eight four-line stanzas. Not in Wolf, Amer. song sheets.

Union forever! & the birth-day of freedom!: or, The Fourth of July

Poem celebrating Independence Day; advertisement for his business of tracing American heirs of unclaimed estates in Great Britain. At head of text: A patriotic song written as an expression of respect and good will for his adopted country... At end of text: Proclamation! Blow! blow thy trumpet mighty Fame. Vignette of American eagle at head of title.