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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E.E. Cummings

E.E. Cummings

Brown University

Printed in green. Catalogue of [An exhibition of 43 oils, 8 watercolors, and 2 drawings. Rochester Memorial Gallery, 1945] Lists exhibited works.

E.E. Cummings

E.E. Cummings

Brown University

Printed in green. Catalogue of [An exhibition of 43 oils, 8 watercolors, and 2 drawings. Rochester Memorial Gallery, 1945] Lists exhibited works.

Dying hymn, on the death of Miss Polly Goold

Printed in two columns divided by double line of type ornaments. Printed vertically between lines of type ornaments: Printed and sold, at the Printing-Office, in Amherst. [N.H.] (brackets on broadside) At upper left wood-engraving of seated woman looking at slanted mirror on chest; at upper right wood-engraving of Adam and Eve with birds and animals. Original dimensions not known. Poem in 16 numbered six-line stanzas. Poem known under other titles, such as The last words of Polly Gould, and Farewell hymn; last eight stanzas, beginning: Now she is dead! and cannot stir! are from Elegy on the death of Miss Gould by Wells Currier. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence, and because newspaper backing on Brown University copy mentions President George Washington.

Dying Californian

Dying Californian

Brown University

Without music. Text within an ornamental border. At head of title: "540" "Words and music of this song will be sent to H.J. Wehman ... New York City"

Dying

Dying

Brown University

Poem. Printed in black on yellow card stock in postcard format with colophon on verso: Greenhouse Review Press 126 Escalona Dr. Santa Cruz CA 95060. At end of text: Martha Fritz. Designed and printed by Gary Young. Imprint date provided by Gary Young. First line: The machine tracing his heartbeat is my mother's.

Duty of the church in relation to slavery

Poetry and prose. Printed in two columns divided by curvilinear line within border of type ornaments; poem occupies second column. At end of text within border below double rule: Geo. B. Watson's Print--60 Congress St.--Boston. Poem is an adaptation of Reginald Heber's hymn written in 1819, From Greenland's icy mountains; it urges emancipation of American slaves but does not mention Civil War. Date from internal evidence.

Dustin's Isle

Dustin's Isle

Brown University

By D.B. Whittier. On blue paper within ornamental border, printed in two columns divided by single line. At head of text: Spoken before the Fisherville Lyceum, Wednesday evening, October 26, 1853. This Island bears the name of Mrs. Dustin. who was made captive by a wandering Indian war party, .... Poem in 34 four-line stanzas.

During the summer

During the summer

Brown University

Stanley Kiesel. Printed in red and black on wheat-colored paper; line of type ornaments at right. Part of a series presented by the Plains Distribution Service, Fargo, N.D.

Durgin-Park market dining rooms

Within ornamental border on page [1], double-line borders on pages [2]-[3] and triple-line border on page [4] Below title cut of buildings captioned: East view of Faneuil Hall Market 1827. Cover title. Includes menu and poem. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Duck shooting

Duck shooting

Brown University

Printed on tan paper within single-line border. Poem in four six-line stanzas. At end of text: By a Novice Duck Hunter. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence; Brown University copy acquired in 1969.

Ducello's songs

Ducello's songs

Brown University

Printed in four columns, possibly intended to be separated. Includes text of four comic songs, one in each column, beginning with: Such a scrumptious gal; includes names of tunes. At head of each column: Ducello's songs. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Ducello's songs

Ducello's songs

Brown University

Printed in four columns, possibly intended to be separated. Includes text of four comic songs, one in each column, beginning with: Such a scrumptious gal; includes names of tunes. At head of each column: Ducello's songs. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Dublin Bay, or, Roy Neill

Within pictorial border of black cupids and black musician serenading black woman at balcony (Wolf D, De Marsan Ethiopian) In label in lower border: Henry De Marsan, Publisher. Songs, toy-books, valentines, stationery, No. 60 Chatham Street, New-York. De Marsan used this address from 1864 to 1878. Text of song in three eight-line stanzas, followed by short comic song.

Droga przyjaciolka

Droga przyjaciolka

Brown University

Pages [2-4] blank; pages [2,3] ruled. Gilt decorative border frames upper half of text.

Drive south

Drive south

Brown University

Issued in post card format. Within border of type ornaments. At end of text: Poem by Spike.

Drive south

Drive south

Brown University

Issued in post card format. Within border of type ornaments. At end of text: Poem by Spike.

Drive south

Drive south

Brown University

Issued in post card format. Within border of type ornaments. At end of text: Poem by Spike.

Drink for sale

Drink for sale

Brown University

Author illustrated. At end of text: Dedicated at the Anti-Saloon lecture by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay ..

Drink for sale

Drink for sale

Brown University

Author illustrated. At end of text: Dedicated at the Anti-Saloon lecture by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay ..

Drink for sale

Drink for sale

Brown University

Author illustrated. At end of text: Dedicated at the Anti-Saloon lecture by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay ..

Dried blossoms--and weeds

Walter J. Coates. Pages [1] and [4] blank but ruled in blue. Initial blocks. Prose passage followed by poem. At end of poem: From The Columbian lyre, 1828. Imprint and suggested range of publication dates from dealer.

Dressing for the ball: a romance of Cooley's globe corset

Broadsheet. Poetry and prose. Metamorphic card printed on both sides with colored illustration of two women; when folded they wear unattractive corsets, when unfolded they wear fashionable ones. On verso advertisement printed in red for J. Richman, 169 Westminster St., Providence, R.I. Providence directories show Jacob Richman sold fancy goods at this address between 1880 and 1883. First line: "These stays are horrid!" said Miss Smith.