Griffon 1910s Poster — Thor, the Rider at the Velodrome Rail

Poster 2 pages France

Source: Gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France), ark:/12148/bd6t5257104b, via the Wikimedia Commons copy

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MarqueGriffon
TypePoster
PublisherImp. G. Elleaume, 10 rue de Buci, Paris
ArtistWalter Thor
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Pages2
SourceGallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France), ark:/12148/bd6t5257104b, via the Wikimedia Commons copy
CreditBibliothèque nationale de France
IdentifierGallica (BnF) ark:/12148/bd6t5257104b
TranscriptionTranscribed by eye

Transcription

"Griffon" COURBEVOIE (SEINE) CYCLES = MOTOS = TRICARS Représentant : PRIVÉE Thor IMP. G. ELLEAUME. 10, Rue de Buci. PARIS

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— Poster —
“Griffon”
COURBEVOIE (SEINE)

CYCLES = MOTOS = TRICARS
Représentant :

[On the banner at the top, reversed:] PRIVÉE
[Signed at the lower right of the picture:] Thor
[Printed up the right margin:] IMP. G. ELLEAUME. 10, Rue de Buci. PARIS

[A velodrome seen from a bend, with a grandstand hung with flags at the left. A cyclist in a red jersey with a yellow armband and a white cap leans into the turn, and another rider follows far behind. In the foreground a man in a plaid suit and a flat cap waves, and a woman in a blue hooded cape and an officer in a black bicorne hat lean on a rope at the rail. The picture is framed in black.]

[The second page is a second copy of the same sheet.]

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