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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"Gone West."

"Gone West."

Brown University

Title within mourning border. At head of text: Inscribed to the Memory of Capt. Hugh Pedley, ... Killed in France, Jan. 31st, 1918. Text varies from version printed in His Poems Early and Late (Toronto, 1922)

"Gone to lick the Kaiser"

Within ornamental border of colored U.S. flags. At head of text: To be sung to the tune of "Tramp, tramp, tramp."

"Friendship"

"Friendship"

Brown University

Prose poem. Type-signed at end: By Dinah Mulock. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

"Farewell, my sourdough friends."

Printed on yellow paper. At head of text: (Composed by Joe Brewer, 3053 Walker Avenue, New Westminister, B.C. At end of text: Published November, 1929.

"Fame!"

"Fame!"

Brown University

At head of text: (Dedicated to Tina Florios)

"Fame!"

"Fame!"

Brown University

At head of text: (Dedicated to Tina Florios)

"Face on the bar room floor"

H. Antoine D'Arcy. Printed in colors on heavy white paper in postcard format. At head of text colored illustration of head of young woman. On verso information about face painted on floor of Teller House, Central City, Colo. Poem in six four-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

"Face on the bar room floor"

H. Antoine D'Arcy. Printed in colors on heavy white paper in postcard format. At head of text colored illustration of head of young woman. On verso information about face painted on floor of Teller House, Central City, Colo. Poem in six four-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

"Face on the bar room floor"

H. Antoine D'Arcy. Printed in colors on heavy white paper in postcard format. At head of text colored illustration of head of young woman. On verso information about face painted on floor of Teller House, Central City, Colo. Poem in six four-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

"Experiment" No. 1., or, The blessings of liberty!

Poem attacks President Andrew Jackson for his intention to destroy the national bank. Poem attacks President Andrew Jackson for his intention to destroy the national bank. At head of text: The first edition of this very popular work ... being insufficient ... a second edition ... is here presented ... by the City Crier. Printed in two columns. At end of text: Portland, March, 1834.

"Ellsworth": Zouave battle cry!

by B. B. French of Washington City. At end of text: Written at Rainsford Island, Boston Harbor, Sunday Morning, May 26, 1861.

"Columbia's call."

"Columbia's call."

Brown University

At head of text: In commemoration of Registration Day, 5th of June, 1917, and 12th of August, 1918.

"Characters" of our town

Printed in five columns divided by single lines; rules between poems. At head of title: Copyright--1915. All rights reserved by the author, Henry Kingsland. Twenty-four humorous poems.

"Can he reach?"

"Can he reach?"

Brown University

At head of text: From "The American messenger." Poem in six four-line stanzas. At end of text: J.F.W. Ebon, January 7, 1879.

"By God, Jonathan, you know everybody ..."

Edward Dahlberg. Title from first line. Postcard. Advertisement for the author's then forthcoming biography, "Because I was flesh"; cf. verso; also a fundraiser for the Jargon series. At end of text: Edward Dahlberg, from a letter dated January 10, 1964. On verso, below series statement: Highlands, N.C., 28741 February 1964. White paper printed in red and brown.

"Bill's in trouble"

"Bill's in trouble"

Brown University

Broadsheet printed in dark blue and gray on light blue card stock in postcard format; on recto, gray band of type ornaments above and below text. Poem in three eight-line stanzas on recto; on verso space for stamp and address on right, letter with facsimile signature of Cassius W. Ranney on left offering copy of his book Liquor legislation, and offering his "Village Squire" postals; in upper left corner portrait captioned "The Village Squire". At end of poem on recto: Unidentified. Poem is by Adams. Cf. Granger's Index (1962) under: Billy, he's in trouble. Also listed under title: Bill's in the legislature.