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Shirk 1893 Poster — the Prudent Buyer, Ottmann, Chicago
Source: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LCCN 94510053 (https://www.loc.gov/item/94510053/).
About this document
| Marque | Shirk |
|---|---|
| Type | Poster |
| Year | 1893 |
| Publisher | Ottmann Lithographing Co., Chicago |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 1 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LCCN 94510053 (https://www.loc.gov/item/94510053/). |
| Credit | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Identifier | Permalink https://www.loc.gov/item/94510053/ |
| Transcription | Transcribed by eye |
Transcription
The prudent Buyer Selects the SHIRK The Latest Neatest and Lightest BICYCLE IN THE WORLD. IT CURES THE BLUES. IT SAVES THE SHOES. IT BRINGS CONTENT AND MERRIMENT.
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— Poster —
The prudent Buyer Selects the
SHIRK
The Latest
Neatest and
Lightest
BICYCLE
IN THE WORLD.
IT CURES THE BLUES. IT SAVES THE SHOES. IT BRINGS CONTENT AND MERRIMENT.
[A lithographer’s line at the right edge was not transcribed.]
[A woman in a puff-sleeved coat and a plumed hat rides a bicycle toward the viewer at the center, with loops of red ribbon around her, along a pale blue ribbon-like road on which two small cyclists ride at the top. Sprays of blue leaves with berries stand at the left and right on a maroon ground.]
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