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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The service flag

The service flag

Brown University

Poem superimposed on cut of service flag above blank Record of Service; soldier at left and sailor at right, both standing with rifle in parade rest position; American flags, eagle and shield above; biplanes at upper corners. Between illustration and Record of Service: These tokens expressing the sentiment of the Service Flag ..

The secessionist

The secessionist

Brown University

At head of title hand-colored wood-engraving of man in center taking money from man at right and passing papers inscribed: "Jeff Davis Richmond Plans Va." to messenger at left. Six-line poem. A similar poem at Brown University entitled Soldier (HB37951) was published by the N.Y. Union Valentine Co.

The sea-gull

The sea-gull

Brown University

Gail Dusenbery. Printed in red and black on white paper. Caption title. Poem. "Two hundred copies printed for Oyez by Young-Brilliant, December 1968."

The sea-gull

The sea-gull

Brown University

Gail Dusenbery. Printed in red and black on white paper. Caption title. Poem. "Two hundred copies printed for Oyez by Young-Brilliant, December 1968."

The sea-gull

The sea-gull

Brown University

Gail Dusenbery. Printed in red and black on white paper. Caption title. Poem. "Two hundred copies printed for Oyez by Young-Brilliant, December 1968."

The sea sprite and the shooting star

Jack London. Page [4] blank. At head of text: (Jack London 962 East 16th Street, Oakland, California, 1899). At end of text: (Privately printed, November, 1932). Cover title.

The sea and the soul

The sea and the soul

Brown University

At head of title: Reprinted from The Evangelical, Harrisburg, Pa., June 13, 1899. At end of text: East Northfield, Mass., May 23, 1899.

The schoolmates' adieu

The schoolmates' adieu

Brown University

Printed on silk. Within curvilinear border with ornamental corners. At head of text: Sung at the Annual Examination of the Augusta Female Seminary, June 28, 1844. Written by Miss Anne Maria M. Clarke, one of the pupils. Music composed by Mrs. Bailey. Text of song in four eight-line stanzas with four-line chorus beginning: Farewell, farewell, dearest teachers.

The scavenger's address to his employers

Poetry printed within border of type ornaments. Separated by double rule, above title, cut of horse-drawn dumpster and sanitation crew. At end of text within rule: Boston, January 1, 1832. Not in Checklist Amer. imprints.

The savor of the sea

The savor of the sea

Brown University

Printed in green and black on heavy paper. At head of title vignette of trees and canoe in green; on page [2] illustration of skyscape with seagulls, signed: Harvey Peake and captioned with two lines from poem beginning: The cries of circling seagulls. Cover title. Poem in four four-line stanzas on page [3] and four on page [4], each type-signed at end: Clinton Scollard.