Digital collections that fall within the John Hay Library’s Performance and Entertainment STRATEGIC COLLECTING DIRECTION. Here you will find digitized materials that document the history and creative process of performing arts and provides a window into public life and popular entertainment in the Americas through plays, dance, film, music, photography, and pornography.
Pages 2-3 blank Printed on heavy cream-colored paper Title from first line Colophon on verso: A poem by Michael Lally printed for Xmas 1973 by Al Buck Hay Broadsds Harris copy: Author's autographed presentation copy to "Ray [DiPalma] & Betsi" giving "new address" in Washington, D.C
Poetry in 7 eight-line stanzas printed within border of type ornaments. Printed area mesures: 21.4 x 8.7 cm. Possible range of dates suggested by internal evidence.
John Pierpont. 1 broadsheet. Within ornamental border, with colored scene of seashore at top. Calendar and almanac including tide table for Boston for undated month of December on verso. Published after Pierpont's death. Appearance suggests late 19th to 20th century publication.
John Pierpont. 1 broadsheet. Within ornamental border, with colored scene of seashore at top. Calendar and almanac including tide table for Boston for undated month of December on verso. Published after Pierpont's death. Appearance suggests late 19th to 20th century publication.
John Pierpont. 1 broadsheet. Within ornamental border, with colored scene of seashore at top. Calendar and almanac including tide table for Boston for undated month of December on verso. Published after Pierpont's death. Appearance suggests late 19th to 20th century publication.
Poem criticizes gas stations that do not offer automotive services. Poem criticizes gas stations that do not offer automotive services. Broadsheet printed on heavy brown paper within single-line border on recto. Poetry and prose. On verso, headed: Mr. Motorist: Do you believe in banks?, account of membership discounts from National United Service.
Poem criticizes gas stations that do not offer automotive services. Poem criticizes gas stations that do not offer automotive services. Broadsheet printed on heavy brown paper within single-line border on recto. Poetry and prose. On verso, headed: Mr. Motorist: Do you believe in banks?, account of membership discounts from National United Service.
Poetry. At head of title drawing of two dogs on street corner. Poem in ten stanzas printed in two columns. At head of title below illustration: Greetings. At end of poem: Eugene Field. Imprint date suggested by dealer. Also issued under title: Runt, the piddler of his age; may not be by Field; cf. BAL vol. 3, p. 129 variant. First line: A farmer's dog came into town.
Poetry in twenty-five stanzas. Printed area measures 22.2 x 11.4 cm. Printed in two columns divided by single line. Type and other internal evidence suggests a Boston imprint with Leonard Deming as possible publisher. Dated because broadside was part of a lot of Deming broadsides printed between 1829 and 1831. This edition not in Checklist Amer. imprints or Ford. First line: Humbly sheweth poor old Jack.
At head of text: Published occasionally by the Anti-Optimist Society at Piermont, New York, and distributed gratuitously for the dissemination of miscellaneous information. Contains poetry.
Printed in two columns divided by single lines. Cover title. Catalog of educational pictures of authors, their homes, historical characters and other topics suitable for Christmas and other holidays.
Poetry. Printed in three columns; line of type ornaments at end of text in last column. Tells of death of young man whose fiancee has married a knight; troubled by her lover's ghost, the lady dies. First line: Behold a London lawyer's son.
by Arthur Gore. 1 broadsheet. Tune: Battle-cry of freedom. Poetry in four numbered stanzas within ornamental border on recto. Two stanza poem with music on verso. At head of text: [Dedicated to the People's Party Clubs of the United States]
Information about carding shop, which also sells cider and wood, with poem, probably not by Fitch. Information about carding shop, which also sells cider and wood, with poem, probably not by Fitch. Poetry and prose. Printed in one and two columns, divided by single line. At end of text: Yorkshire Center, 1877. James Fitch. Please post this up in some conspicuous place. In lower margin below rule: John Spencer, Steam Power Printer, Chester, Pa.
Within border of type ornaments. Printed vertically in left margin within border: Bibles, various hymn books, music books, historical, medical and other works; in right margin: School books, blank books, toy books, writing paper, slates, port folios, &c. Type-signed at end of poem: Robert Paine, wholesale and retail bookseller and stationer, No. 180 N. Second Street, 3rd door above Vine, Philadelphia. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.