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Posted: 30 Apr 2015

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Walter S. Welton, Boots and Shoes, New Haven, Conn.

Walter S. Welton, Boots and Shoes, New Haven, Conn.
"Walter S. Welton, dealer in fine boots & shoes, 338 Chapel St., New Haven, Conn. Copyrighted by John Gibson, 1881."

A colorful and amusing Victorian-era advertising trade card.

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 Deborah Lundbech
Deborah Lundbech club
Wonder where exactly #338 was? I grew up (age 10 - 20) in New Haven and was very familiar with Chapel Street - in the heart of the city.
Lovely colors in this.
9 years ago.

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