Scope and content Broadsides (sizable sheets of paper printed on one side and sheets of paper printed on one or both sides and folded) mostly from New York State on a variety of topics. Major subject categories include: advertisements, agriculture, ballads, clothing, cures and remedies, education, elections, entertainment (circus, excursions, men's talks, minstrel show, wild animal show), farm equipment, fraternal organizations, government, investments, lands, military, music, politics, railroads, religion,...