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Columbia bicycle : the Pope Mfg. Co. Boston Mass
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Subseries A. Bicycle (large size)
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Springfield Bicycle Club. : Bicycle camp-exhibition & tournament. Springfield, Mass. U.S.A. Sept. 18.19.20.1883
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