"The birth of Venus"
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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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Items in this collection
"The American creed"
Brown University
Printed on orange card stock.
"Telling it to her."
Brown University
Text printed in black on recto, in green on verso in postcard format. At head of title colored illustration of costumed young woman holding pail, captioned: Evangeline at the well. Title from first line of two-line excerpt from Longfellow's Evangeline. Author's name not on item. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence. "Printed in Great Britain"--Verso. Stamped in purple on verso: Wm. H. Morton, 65 Concord St., Portland, Maine.
"Squaw's little papoose."
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Pages [2,4] blank.
"Snuggle close my inky, blinky coon."
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"Show them the light"
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by William Charles Benni. Printed in three columns divided by single lines in reproduced handwriting. Poetry.
"Sammy's errand."
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"Sammy's errand."
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"Sammy's errand."
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"Reconstruction": "Vox populi, vox Dei." A poem delivered in Library Hall, Chelsea, at the close of a lecture on Sunday evening, Sept. 23d
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by Lizzie Doten. Within border of type ornament sections. Colophon printed vertically in right margin: Sold by J.S. Dodge, 127 Hanover Street, Boston, dealer in Fancy Goods, Jewelry, &c. Poem in 17 four-line stanzas. Suggested publication date from internal evidence; Sept. 23 fell on Sunday in 1866, 1873, 1877 and 1879.
"Rags"
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by Edmund Vance Cooke. Printed in two columns. Poem in ten four-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.
"Ower true tale"
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Broadsheet. Colored illustration captioned "Gull Cliff", and signed in print "Bufford, Boston" on recto. Seven poems, printed in red in two columns divided by rule, advertising Hunt's Coal and Wood, printed on verso. Suggested publication date from internal evidence.
"Ower true tale"
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Broadsheet. Colored illustration captioned "Gull Cliff", and signed in print "Bufford, Boston" on recto. Seven poems, printed in red in two columns divided by rule, advertising Hunt's Coal and Wood, printed on verso. Suggested publication date from internal evidence.
"Out of" and "into"
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"Our New Commander." Gen. Henry H. Sibley: Read at the annual banquet Minnesota Commandery Military Order Loyal Legion, St. Paul, June 6, 1888
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Pages [2,4] blank. Red, white and blue boutonniere in upper left corner.
"Our New Commander." Gen. Henry H. Sibley: Read at the annual banquet Minnesota Commandery Military Order Loyal Legion, St. Paul, June 6, 1888
Brown University
Pages [2,4] blank. Red, white and blue boutonniere in upper left corner.
"Our last huskingbee"
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"Our last huskingbee"
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"Our allies" U.S.A., French and British
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Ornamental border at top and bottom.
"Oor side yet!"
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Within border.
"Oo-too-koo"
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Contains poetry by D. McCord.
"On to Berlin": the poem of the war
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Within triple line border.
"Old Glory"
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Tune: Old Black Joe
"Oh! Columbia, sweet Columbia."
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Air: Way down in Dixie's Isle.
"Oh! Columbia, sweet Columbia."
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Air: Way down in Dixie's Isle.
"Oh! Columbia, sweet Columbia."
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Air: Way down in Dixie's Isle.
"No wonder why": in commendation of the Astoria founders memorial
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"Never again": a peace playlet
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by Louise Aimee Patterson. 1 broadsheet; printed in brown on buff paper. Folded into thirds creating six pages; outside fold set up as mailer "Private mailing Card" with place for stamp; brief author/title information on left.
"May bell"
Brown University
words and music by F. Prescott Boorum. At head of text: "The Quaker Oats", "Souvenir Song"