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47 Ann Street is the place to sell your rags, paper and old metals: in large or small quantities

Description:

Broadsheet.
At center of title on recto wood-engraving of ragged woman bringing bundle to man ringing handbell and calling out: Rags, paper, rags, watched by …

Year:

1820

Contributor:

Whitehorne, G. A. (printer)

Genre:

broadsides

Subject:

African Americans > Poetry

Humorous poetry

Wood-engraving, American > 19th century

United States > New York > New York

Local ID:

HB22884

Collection:

Brown University Library

Harris Broadsides

Full Record

Back side Albany: and, Jack of Guinea

Description:

Poetry printed in two columns divided by curvilinear line within border of type ornaments.
Illustration of English and American fleets under sail, facing each other, …

Year:

1837

Contributor:

Hunt, James G. (bookseller)

Hunt, Hiram (bookseller)

Shaw, Nathaniel (bookseller)

Hawkins, Micah,, 1777-1825 (creator)

Genre:

broadsides

Subject:

Naval battles > Poetry

Plattsburg, Battle of, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 1814 > Poetry

African Americans > Poetry

Slavery > Poetry

Humorous poetry

Wood-engraving, American > 19th century

United States > History > War of 1812 > Campaigns > Poetry

Local ID:

HB14095

Collection:

Brown University Library

Harris Broadsides

Full Record

Barney Brallaghan, and Mistress Callaghan

Description:

Poetry.
Printed in two columns divided by line of type ornaments.
Between first and second lines of title, wood-engraving of flying bird holding Irish harp …

Year:

1825

Contributor:

Brown, Christian, 1780?-1840 (printer)

Genre:

broadsides

Subject:

Courtship > Poetry

Humorous poetry

Wood-engraving, American > 19th century

United States > New York > New York

Local ID:

HB37359 NY

Collection:

Brown University Library

Harris Broadsides

Full Record

Barney leave the girls alone, and The woodman's hut

Description:

Poetry and prose.
Printed in two columns divided by ruled line of advertising: Sold wholesale and retail, by J.G. & H. Hunt, at N.E. corner …

Year:

1834

Contributor:

Ward, Charles (creator)

Hunt, Hiram (bookseller)

Hunt, John G., fl. 1834-1841 (bookseller)

Genre:

broadsides

Subject:

Humorous poetry

Wood-engraving, American > 19th century

United States > Massachusetts > Boston

Local ID:

HB10456 MA

Collection:

Brown University Library

Harris Broadsides

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Betsy Baker

Description:

Poetry and prose.
Within border of type ornaments.
At head of title, within border, wood engraving of ugly woman.
Poem in eight four-line stanzas.
Comic …

Year:

1830

Genre:

broadsides

Subject:

Courtship > Poetry

Humorous poetry

Wood-engraving, American > 19th century

Local ID:

HB37642

Collection:

Brown University Library

Harris Broadsides

Full Record

Billy Barlow

Description:

Printed in two columns divided by line of ruled advertising with type ornaments at beginning and end.
At head of first column, below title, wood-engraving …

Year:

1837

Contributor:

Deming, Leonard, 1787-1853 (bookseller)

Genre:

broadsides

Subject:

Humorous poetry

Wood-engraving, American > 19th century

Boston (Mass.) > Poetry

United States > Massachusetts > Boston

Local ID:

HB38112 MA

Collection:

Brown University Library

Harris Broadsides

Full Record

Cacoethes scribendi

Description:

by Oliver Wendell Holmes ; wood engraving by Fritz Eichenberg.
French-fold; printed on double page.
Issued sewn into blank french-folded wrapper and printed illustrated outer …

Year:

1946

Contributor:

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894 (creator)

Eichenberg, Fritz, 1901- (illustrator)

Brayers Club (publisher)

Genre:

broadsides

Subject:

Authors > Poetry

Humorous poetry

Wood-engraving, American > 20th century

United States > New Jersey > Madison

Local ID:

HB33930

Collection:

Brown University Library

Harris Broadsides

Full Record

A candidate for military promotion

Description:

At head of title hand-colored wood-engraving of one Union soldier pricking another with his bayonet.
Four-line poem.

Year:

1861

Genre:

broadsides

Subject:

Humorous poetry

Soldiers > Poetry

Soldiers > Caricatures and cartoons

Valentines > Humor

Wood-engraving, American > 19th century

United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Poetry

Local ID:

HB37948

Collection:

Brown University Library

Harris Broadsides

Full Record

The colonel

Description:

At head of title hand-colored wood-engraving of caricature of standing uniformed man wearing outsize sword.
Four-line poem.
A similar poem at Brown University entitled Soldier …

Year:

1861

Genre:

broadsides

Subject:

United States. > Army > Officers > Poetry

Humorous poetry

Soldiers > Poetry

Soldiers > Caricatures and cartoons

Valentines > Humor

Wood-engraving, American > 19th century

United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Poetry

Local ID:

HB37953

Collection:

Brown University Library

Harris Broadsides

Full Record

The farmer and his son's return from a vi camp: together with The Rose tree

Description:

Printed in two columns divided by single line.
Woodcut of soldier with drawn sword on left of title.
According to S.F. Damon: Yankee Doodle, p. …

Year:

1786

Contributor:

Russell, Ezekiel, 1743-1796 (printer)

Genre:

broadsides

Subject:

Washington, George > 1732-1799 > Poetry

Wood-engraving, American > 18th century

Humorous poetry

Truthfulness and falsehood > Poetry

United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Poetry

Local ID:

HB19866 MA

Collection:

Brown University Library

Harris Broadsides

Full Record

Father Abbey's will

Description:

Printed in two columns divided by line of type ornaments.
At head of text three woodcuts (two genre scenes, with urn in center)
Attributed to …

Year:

1800

Genre:

broadsides

Subject:

Abby, Matthew > 1650?-1730

Harvard University > Employees > Poetry

Wills > Poetry

Humorous poetry

Wood-engraving, American > 18th century

College verse

Local ID:

HB16215

Collection:

Brown University Library

Harris Broadsides

Full Record

Father Abbey's will, to which is added, a letter of courtship to his virtuous and amiable wife

Description:

Printed in three columns divided by lines of advertisement: Sold wholesale and retail, by Leonard Deming at the sign of the Barber's Pole, No. 61, …

Year:

1837

Contributor:

Deming, Leonard, 1787-1853 (printer)

Genre:

broadsides

Subject:

Abdy, Matthew > 1650?-1730 > Poetry

Harvard University > Employees > Poetry

Yale University > Employees > Poetry

Wills > Poetry

Courtship > Anecdotes

Humorous poetry

Wood-engraving, American > 19th century

College verse

Local ID:

HB12171

Collection:

Brown University Library

Harris Broadsides

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Female drummer: and, The poor old maids

Description:

Poetry printed in two columns; second poem printed in larger, different type face.
Cuts of drummer on left and woman on right flank title; cut …

Year:

1800

Contributor:

White, Joseph, 1755?-1836 (printer)

Genre:

broadsides

Subject:

Wood-engraving, American > 19th century

Women soldiers > Poetry

Humorous poetry

Single women > Poetry

Local ID:

HB17819 MA

Collection:

Brown University Library

Harris Broadsides

Full Record

Ha, ha! don't you think you're brave?

Description:

Title from first line.
At head of title hand-colored wood-engraving of Union officer riding donkey.
Four-line poem.
A similar item at Brown University entitled Soldier …

Year:

1861

Genre:

broadsides

Subject:

United States. > Army > Officers > Poetry

Humorous poetry

Verse satire, American

Soldiers > Caricatures and cartoons

Valentines > Humor

Wood-engraving, American > 19th century

United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Poetry

Local ID:

HB37941

Collection:

Brown University Library

Harris Broadsides

Full Record

A hap-hazard song for the people: being one of the series to appear at uncertain intervals

Description:: Poem refers to case of Robert H. Ives vs. Charles T. Hazard concerning a contract for sale of land.
Year:: 1857
Contributor:: Van Zandt, Charles C. (Charles Collins), 1830-1894 (creator)
Genre:: broadsides
Subject:: Hazard, Thomas R. (Thomas Robinson) > 1797-1886 > Poetry; Hazard, Charles T > Poetry; Ives, Robert H. (Robert Hale) > 1798-1875 > Poetry; Humorous poetry; Political poetry; Wood-engraving, American > 19th century; Satirical poetry; Rhode Island > Politics and government > Poetry; Rhode Island > History > Poetry; United States > Rhode Island
Local ID:: RB1632 1857
Collection:: Brown University Library; Rider Broadsides

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Home Guard

Description:

At head of title hand-colored wood-engraving of man in woman's clothing using washboard and tub.
Four-line poem.
A similar poem at Brown University entitled Soldier …

Year:

1861

Genre:

broadsides

Subject: