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Cream silk brocaded with blue and red flowers on a patterned ground. Upper portion is floral silk in browns and greens on white; green binding; oval toe with a ...

Mules

Gray silk satin shoes; trimmed with scroll and floral pattern of cut steel beads; slip-on style; pointed toe 3-1/2" vamp; round throat. Leather sole has narrow ...

Trade card for P.B. Robinson fine boots and shoes, Lawrence, Mass., undated

A trade card for Phineas B. Robinson, a maker of fine boots and shoes, located at 221 Essex Street in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He served as a city alderman in ...

Stereograph of three people in the doorway of H.J. Woods storefront, location unknown, undated

Two women in dresses stand in the doorway of the H.J. Woods millinery store, which sells hats, boots and shoes. A man wearing a suit stands to the left.

Lasting machine shaping shoes in a Massachusetts shoe factory

"This is a shoemaker creating shoes on a lasting machine in a shoe factory in Lynn, Massachusetts. The "upper" of the shoe is placed over the wooden last. The ...

Stereograph of a man making shoes, location unknown, undated

A man sits in a shoe shop making shoes while his dog sits next to him on a chair. There are several boots and shoes on the floor and shoes forms hanging from ...

Advertising pamphlet for the Goodyear Boot & Shoe Sewing Machines, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1882

This tri-fold pamphlet advertises the Goodyear Boot & Shoe Sewing Machines with two lithographed illustrations. The pamphlet compares the old method of making ...

Illustration from the trade catalogue of the Stetson Shoe Company, Weymouth, Mass., 1908

The illustration features two shoe styles worn by apparent Patriots. The shoes adveritsed are an oxford and a low boot.

Burgess and Lang buildings, largest shoe factory in the world, Haverhill, Massachusetts

The full color postcard features two large factories: the Burgess and Lang buildings. The building on the right has signs for the Knights-Allen Company Turn ...

Cobbler, Isle Au Haut, Eastern Penobscot Bay, Maine, ca. 1896

This lantern slide features a cobbler and his shop, a small sailboat bedecked with signs and advertisements. The cobbler sits toward the bow with a shoe in his ...

Trade card for shoe tips, A.S.T. company, undated

Full-color trade card depicting children using shoes as boats. One boat is sinking while the other stays afloat. The children in the safe boat are fishing and ...

New shoes, Newbury, Vermont, 1953

Two older women stand beneath a clothesline on a sunny day in Vermont. One of the women shows off her new shoes to her friend.

Postcard of young shoe shiners, Boston Common, Boston, Mass., undated

A group of shoeshine boys await customers in front of the William Blackstone Memorial Tablet on the Park Street Mall of Boston Common. Parts of the front and ...

View of Meridian St., East Boston, looking north

Two trolley cars travel through a commercial area on Meridian Street in East Boston, Massachusetts. One of them has a sign marked "Tunnel" and an advertisement ...

Employees at work tables

A group of nine male workers stand next to or lean on work tables in a factory. Several of the men wear aprons. There are small animal skins and patterns on ...

Mix and match game cards: male legs with orange pants, white stockings, and shoes with red bows of a jester

The bottom section of a playing card in a mix and match game set. The figure is male, and only his legs only appear on the card. The figure wears orange ...

Mix and match game cards: male legs with blue pants and purple leggings

The bottom section of a playing card in a mix and match game set. The figure is male, whose legs only appear on the card. The figure wears blue trousers, ...

Burgess & Lang Bldgs., Haverhill, Mass., largest shoe factories in the world

An exterior view from across the railroad tracks of the front and side façades of the Burgess Building (on the right) and Lang Building (on the left) on Essex ...

Burgess and Lang Buildings, Haverhill, Mass.

An exterior view from across Essex Street of the front and side façades of the Burgess Building (on the right) and Lang Building (on the left) in Haverhill, ...

The Burgess Building, largest concrete factory in the world, Haverhill, Mass.

An exterior view from across Essex Street of the front façade of the Burgess Building in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Charles Willis Damon, a prominent architect ...

Burgess, Lang & Co., mfg. buildings, Haverhill, Mass., largest concrete shoe factories in the world

An exterior view from across the railroad tracks of the front and side façades of the Burgess Building (on the right) and Lang Building (on the left) on Essex ...

Burgess & Lang Bldgs., largest concrete shoe factories in the world, Haverhill, Mass.

An exterior view from across the railroad tracks of the front and side façades of the Burgess Building (on the right) and Lang Building (on the left) on Essex ...

Stereograph of the C.T. Sampson Shoe Manufactory, North Adams, Mass., undated

Workers pose outside the C.T. Sampson Shoe factory in North Adams, Massachusetts.

View of the east side of Washington Street, just north of Ruggles St., Boston, Mass., 07 December 1899

A view of Washington Street showing the storefronts for a photography studio and a shoe store. The sign for the shoe store reads "Roxbury Sample Shoe Store."

Stony Brook Flood, Ruggles Street, Roxbury, Mass., Feb. 1886

Stony Brook flooded the Ruggles Street neighborhood of Roxbury, Massachusetts with as much as three feet of water in mid-February of 1886. According to ...

View of Washington Street, Boston, Mass., December 7, 1899

Commercial buildings on the east side of Washington Street, just north of Ruggles Street, are shown with the trolley tracks in the street .

Advertisement for shoes, Coward Shoe Company, N.Y., 1927

Advertisement for pumps from the Coward Shoe Company in the 1927 catalog. Both styles advertised are called "Colonials" and come in various colors. A slogan on ...

Informal group portrait of unidentified boys about to march in a parade

Informal group portrait of unidentified boys about to march in a parade. All are dressed in uniform, and all but the leader carry musical instruments. The ...

Group portrait of three men and a horse-drawn fire steamer, Athol, Mass., ca. 1872

Group portrait of three men, two standing next to a horse-drawn fire steamer and one man seated on the driver's bench. The Athol Shoe Company building is in ...

Exterior view of the N. H. Boardman, Shoe Manufacturer, building, ca. 1879

Exterior view of the N. H. Boardman Shoe Manufacturer building, Lowell, Mass., with unidentified men in front of the entrance, and a horse and wagon and horse ...