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Shelby 1948 Advertisement — Woodward and Lothrop, Shelby Bicycle for Boys and Girls Has Balloon Tires: $49.50, Other Styles for Men and Women $39.95 to $58.50
Source: Chronicling America, Library of Congress. The Evening Star (Washington, D.C.), 1948-04-09, page B-13. The advertisement is cropped from the newspaper page; digitized by Library of Congress.
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| Marque | Shelby |
|---|---|
| Type | Advertisement |
| Year | 1948 |
| Publisher | Woodward & Lothrop |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 1 |
| Source | Chronicling America, Library of Congress. The Evening Star (Washington, D.C.), 1948-04-09, page B-13. The advertisement is cropped from the newspaper page; digitized by Library of Congress. |
| Credit | Library of Congress |
| Identifier | Chronicling America sn83045462/1948-04-09/ed-1/seq-42 |
| Transcription | Transcribed by eye |
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Woodward & Lothrop. Shelby 1948 Advertisement: Woodward and Lothrop, Shelby Bicycle for Boys and Girls Has Balloon Tires: $49.50, Other Styles for Men and Women $39.95 to $58.50. 1948. Ebykr, https://ebykr.com/library/shelby-woodward-lothrop-balloon-tires-advertisement/.
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THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C. B—13 WOODWARD & LOTHROP NORTH BUILDING G Street at 11th Shelby Bicycle for Boys and Girls has Balloon Tires $49.50 Riding is fun for youths this spring, on a Shelby standard-size bike. Its 26-inch balloon tires make it a smooth rider . . . its padded saddle makes it …
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THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C. B—13 [the running head stands at the top of the page and is not in the cropped scan]
WOODWARD & LOTHROP
NORTH BUILDING
G Street at 11th
[Halftone photograph of a balloon-tire bicycle with a lamp, seen from the front at an angle.]
Shelby Bicycle
for Boys and Girls
has Balloon Tires
$49.50
Riding is fun for youths this spring, on a Shelby standard-size bike. Its 26-inch balloon tires make it a smooth rider . . . its padded saddle makes it a comfortable one. Has coaster brakes, luggage carriage and lamp, chain guard, adjustable bars and seat. Girl’s bike in blue, boy’s in red baked enamel with chrome-finished rims.
Other Styles for men and women,
$39.95 to $58.50
W&L—North Building . . .
THE TOY STORE, DOWN STAIRS STORE
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