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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Grace George's famous success Clothes in motion pictures: produced by the Famous Players Film Co

Printed in sepia on rectos and in black on versos on heavy paper in postcard format. On rectos reproduction of different photographs of actors on motion picture set, a man, woman and little girl on the first, another man, three women and little girl on the second. Title in lower right corner of illustration; different caption at bottom of each postcard. On versos same information about motion picture, beginning: "Clothes," the sensational dramatic success ... by Avery Hopwood and Channing Pollock. Suggested range of publication dates from date of formation of film company and its merger and change of name.

Grace George's famous success Clothes in motion pictures: produced by the Famous Players Film Co

Printed in sepia on rectos and in black on versos on heavy paper in postcard format. On rectos reproduction of different photographs of actors on motion picture set, a man, woman and little girl on the first, another man, three women and little girl on the second. Title in lower right corner of illustration; different caption at bottom of each postcard. On versos same information about motion picture, beginning: "Clothes," the sensational dramatic success ... by Avery Hopwood and Channing Pollock. Suggested range of publication dates from date of formation of film company and its merger and change of name.

Gottesvertrauen

Gottesvertrauen

Brown University

Printed in two columns divided by line of type ornaments. Poem in twelve four-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from resemblance of type ornaments to those in broadside entitled Zu meinen 90ten Jahrestage (Brown University copy HB34156) dated 1867.

Gospel hymns, No. 2

Gospel hymns, No. 2

Brown University

Printed in two columns. Text of five hymns, beginning with Seeking to save. Each hymn is numbered, but numbers do not run in order. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Goodness

Goodness

Brown University

Printed in red, blue, black and gold on heavy paper in postcard format within ornamental colored frame; initial block; red horizontal rules between lines of text. Type-signed at end within frame: Phillips Brooks. "No. 391. Printed in Bavaria."--Verso. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Goodbye, sweetheart, goodbye

Printed in brown, green and red on recto, in black on verso, on heavy paper in postcard format. Below title drawing of old woman's face in round frame and back view of walking man holding suitcases. Below illustration four lines of music with words of first stanza of song. "By permission of Copyright MCMVI by the York Music Co. Albert Von Tilzer Mgr. 40 West 28th St., New York"--colophon. "No. 4600 Music Series"--verso. Name of lyricist not on item.

Goodbye my love

Goodbye my love

Brown University

Pages [2] and [4] blank. On page [1] drawing of open gate in archway, signed F. Lampione[?]. Caption title. Poem in four eight-line stanzas type-signed: Donald MacDonald. Place of publication from address label on Brown University copy; suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence and because Brown University copy was acquired in 1969.