Presenting the Proud Winners in Omaha Star's Second Bike Contest

Title

Presenting the Proud Winners in Omaha Star's Second Bike Contest

Description

This image is of Joseph Shearron, the winner of the Omaha Star's 1949 bicycle contest. The Omaha Star held this contest for its paper boys every twelve weeks. Miller won the contest by selling the most newspapers. The Schwinn bicycle was presented by editor Mildred Brown.

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Source

Native Omaha Days, North Omaha History Harvest, 2011

Publisher

Omaha Star

Date

1949

Rights

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Format

document

Language

English

Type

image

Coverage

Omaha (Neb.)

Original Format

newspaper clipping

Files

nom_native_omaha_days_0078.jpg

Collection

Citation

“Presenting the Proud Winners in Omaha Star's Second Bike Contest,” History Harvest, accessed October 5, 2024, https://historyharvest.unl.edu/items/show/19.

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