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Woman's Shoe Pair

Woman's Shoe Pair - Boot
Accession #: 3280.2
Title: Woman's Shoe Pair
Object Type: Boot
Participants:
Physical Description: A high-top boot with white leather around lower part and gray cloth around upper part of the boot. Laces all the way up.
Description: DRESSED FOR MOBILITY Riding in open cars required protective clothing to keep away dust, mud, and oil. The most familiar fair-weather "toggery" included linen dusters, hats, and goggles. This linen duster and hat style were popular between 1905 and 1910. Motoring "toggery" originated in Europe, where motorized personal transportation developed earlier than in the United States. Some American female drivers even traveled there to make first-hand selections. Others found goods at home like these gloves that Meta Gordon Paxton used to drive her Premier, an early automatic shift car made between 1917 and 1920. Her husband purchased the gloves from a Native American maker in the Okanogan Valley in northeastern Washington where the couple owned a sheep ranch.
Category: History
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:
Women (Women), Footwear (Personal Artifact->Clothing)
Geographical Reference: New York (National)
Dimensions:
SIZE "
Materials/Techniques:
leather (Material)
cloth (Material)
Marks/Inscription:
On bottom of soles: "Trade Brand - Sans Pareil - CP Ford & Co. Rochester, N.Y."
Related Exhibits:
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Marvin Bailey, 1988

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