April Eighteenth--Broadside Poem
San Francisco, California: Johnson News Company, 1907. April Eighteenth--Broadside Poem by Lowell Otis Reese, Johnson News Company, San Francisco, California, 1907. 12 1/8 x 10 inches. Recto only.
Broadside on cream paper, printed in black with red initials; 7 cartoon illustrations printed in red. Right edge is bent top to bottom with three 3/8-to-1-inch closed tears. Upper left corner also bent. Light toning. Good condition.
Scarce San Francisco earthquake poem published in broadside format in 1907. Written by Lowell Otis Reese who was a writer for the San Francisco Bulletin and self-professed Cowboy Poet. Features seven cartoon illustrations signed "Roth".
"You may jar the earth and shake us; you may build a fore and bake us; But be hanged if you can make us pack our trunk and move away."
UC Berkeley holds the only copy as noted in OCLC. None in commerce as of April 2026. Item #2595
Price: $50.00