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.
Broadsheet folded to create [6] pages; page [1] within border of type ornaments. Cover title. Text of program to be spoken by leader, assembly, men, women, boys and girls, separately or together; includes hymns, poems and quotations from temperance leaders. "Especially prepared for use in Sunday schools and young people's meetings. Arranged by Cora Frances Stoddard"--Cover.
Title from 1st line. Pages [2, 4] blank. Page [1] Greetings from Clifford and Margaret Gessler. At end of text: From "Kanaka Moon" Dodd, Mead & Co., 1927.
Title from 1st line. Pages [2, 4] blank. Page [1] Greetings from Clifford and Margaret Gessler. At end of text: From "Kanaka Moon" Dodd, Mead & Co., 1927.
At head of text: Air -- All on hobbies. Printed in two columns divided by line of advertising with type ornaments on each end: Sold Wholesale and Retail, corner of Cross and Fulton Streets--Boston. William Rutter used this address from 1829 to 1834.
By Jas. R. Randall, of Baltimore, author of "Maryland, my Maryland." Caption title. Poetry in five eight-line stanzas with refrain "There's life in the old land yet," printed within double line border, in black on yellow paper. Printed area measures: 23.7 x 8.7 cm. Between title and text cut of Justice holding sword and scales. This edition not in Crandall, M.L. Confederate Imprints, or, Rudolph, E.L. Confederate Broadside Verse.
Poetry in six four-line stanzas printed within double line border. At end of Text: Baltimore, March 25, 1862. J.B. Between title and text insignia of Maryland bearing legend: Orescite et multiplicamini.
Within wide single-line border. Text of song in three eight-line stanzas with four-line chorus beginning: There's a light in the window burns brightly for thee. At head of text: Copyright, 1885, by T.B. Harms & Co. The words and music of this song will be sent ... by H.J. Wehman, P.O. Box 1823, New York City. Send for catalogue ....
