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.
Poetry. Printed in two columns divided by line of type ornaments; one poem in each column. At head of second column, two wood-engravings, one of two young men walking, the other of a young man in a sailboat. Printed area: 18 x 19.2 cm. Not in Evans, Shaw & Shoemaker, Sabin, Bristol or Ford.
Poetry. Printed in two columns divided by line of type ornaments. Comic song in 24 four-line stanzas. At end of text: Printed and sold 134 Division-Street, N.Y. Elton printed at this address in 1833
Printed in two columns divided by line of ruled advertising with type ornaments at beginning and end. At head of first column, below title, wood-engraving of ragged man holding paper headed: Loafer. Printed area measures: 20.3 x 14.5 cm. Text between columns: Sold, wholesale and retail, by Leonard Deming, at the Sign of the Barber's Pole, No. 61, Hanover Street, Boston, and at Middlebury, Vt. Poem in 22 five-line stanzas with refrain: O dear, raggeddy ho, is it not hard, &c. Poem mentions places in Boston but uses name of Billy Barlow, a Londoner who died in Whitechapel workhouse--cf. Reader's handbook, London, 1911, p. 120. Deming used this address from 1837 to 1840.
Poetry. Printed in two columns divided by line of type ornaments very similar to Reilly 586 used between 1730s and 1770s. At left of title wood-engraving of man and woman. Date from appearance of item resembling work of Ezekiel Russell and from newspaper backing.
Printed in five columns divided by single lines; rules between poems. Twenty-seven poems, including a carriers' address for 1853, and poems about Newbury, Vt. and Poughkeepsie.
Printed in five columns divided by single lines; rules between poems. Twenty-seven poems, including a carriers' address for 1853, and poems about Newbury, Vt. and Poughkeepsie.
Printed in five columns divided by single lines; rules between poems. Twenty-seven poems, including a carriers' address for 1853, and poems about Newbury, Vt. and Poughkeepsie.
Printed in five columns divided by single lines; rules between poems. Twenty-seven poems, including a carriers' address for 1853, and poems about Newbury, Vt. and Poughkeepsie.
Printed in five columns divided by single lines; rules between poems. Twenty-seven poems, including a carriers' address for 1853, and poems about Newbury, Vt. and Poughkeepsie.
Printed in black on peach Arches paper; title in purple. Colophon on verso: 30 copies printed in November 1974 at the Arif Press. At end of text: Kevin Power. First line: Beautiful women.
At head of title: October 16th, 1673. O.S.--October 27th, 1873, N.S. At head of text: Order of exercises Sabbath evening, Oct. 26th. Contains 13 songs.
by Edward Carswell. At head of title cut of snake in tree and two flying birds. Caption title. In upper right corner of page [1]: No. 44. Poetry and prose. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.