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 one who comes to question

Printed in colors on heavy glossy paper in postcard format. Text in calligraphy superimposed on illustration of grotesque figures. Title from first lines. On verso: Kenneth Patchen. Painting-Poem. Mixed medium, 9 1/2" x 17 1/2" Possession of the poet. Suggested publication date from acquisition date of Brown University copy.

The one arm and one leg soldier

Printed on blue paper within border of type ornament sections. At head of text: Wounded at the Battle of Shiloh, Sunday morning, April 6th, 1862. Poem in six four-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

The old yellow hoss (horse.)

Poem ridicules old horse and its owner, a man named Dancer. Poem ridicules old horse and its owner, a man named Dancer. By Gumbo. Text of song in two ten-line stanzas and one eight-line stanzas, with two-line varied chorus beginning: The Old Yellow Horse, oh! he's a prancer. Place of publication and suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

The old year's out, and the new has begun

Poem complains about conditions in Baltimore and foretells Confederate victory. Poem complains about conditions in Baltimore and foretells Confederate victory. Poetry. Title from first line. Publication date suggested because of reference to Baltimore riot of 1861 as on "the nineteenth of April last."

The old Sun Tavern

The old Sun Tavern

Brown University

by H. Webster Canterbury. 1 broadsheet. Air: Irish jaunting car, or Bonnie blue flag. Within border of type ornaments. Advertising on verso.

The old Sun Tavern

The old Sun Tavern

Brown University

1 broadsheet. Air: Irish jaunting car, or Bonnie blue flag. Within border of type ornaments Advertising on verso

The old Sun Tavern

The old Sun Tavern

Brown University

1 broadsheet. Air: Irish jaunting car, or Bonnie blue flag Within border of type ornaments Advertising on verso

The old story

The old story

Brown University

Broadsheet printed on heavy paper. On recto poem (based on "Mary had a little lamb") in five four-line stanzas, advertising paint. On verso, headed: Manufactured by Rubber Paint Co., letterhead with addresses of company's offices and vignette of its seal. Suggested range of publication dates from donor.

The old state of Maine

The old state of Maine

Brown University

Within double rule border; portrait of author at head of text. Air--Old Oaken Bucket.

The old state of Maine

The old state of Maine

Brown University

Within double rule border; portrait of author at head of text. Air--Old Oaken Bucket.

The Old South

The Old South

Brown University

Page [4] blank. Within single line border with corner ornaments. Prose information about church on page [1], poem on pages [2]-[3]

The old sergeant

The old sergeant

Brown University

Printed on heavy paper. Poem in 31 four-line stanzas in two different meters. Author's name not on item. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence; poem first published as a carrier's address for the Louisville journal in 1863, in same typeface.

The old sergeant

The old sergeant

Brown University

Printed on heavy paper. Poem in 31 four-line stanzas in two different meters. Author's name not on item. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence; poem first published as a carrier's address for the Louisville journal in 1863, in same typeface.

The old sergeant

The old sergeant

Brown University

Printed on heavy paper. Poem in 31 four-line stanzas in two different meters. Author's name not on item. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence; poem first published as a carrier's address for the Louisville journal in 1863, in same typeface.

The old school-house down by the mill: song and chorus

Music by H.P. Danks. At head of text four bars of music. Text of song in three eight-line stanzas and four-line chorus beginning: We sit in the twilight and ponder. At end of text: Price, 35 cents. Sent by mail on receipt of price. Name of author of words not on item. Suggested range of publication dates from dates when publisher was listed in Philadelphia directories.

The old old story news release

Page [4] blank. On page [2] reproduction of photograph of two men captioned: Joel Fort seeking the views of a staff member regarding clinic operations. Poem on page [1] On page [3] account of meeting at clinic in San Francisco headed by Joel Fort. Imprint information from dealer; suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

The old oaken bucket: which hung in the well

Poetry in three stanzas printed within double line border on pink paper. Author's name not on item. Probable imprint date from Blanck. One of a lot of song sheets printed by H. Watkin in Cincinnati, Ohio.