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Historic Shoes
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Historic shoes. Back row, L to R: Duck-toed or Turk's boot, 1875; Child's leaded-toe boot, 1860; Lady's side-lacer 1855; Congress gaiter, 1860-1890. Front row: Wooden boot jack; copper-tipped children's shoes.
April 2, 1935
McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964
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Hill's Shoe Department
August 9, 1935
Hill's Department Store, 202 State Street, shoe department, showing pneumatic tube paying system.
Brown's Boot Shop
June 21, 1934
Brown's Boot Shop, 224 State Street, with signs that read: "Liquidation Brown Shoe Stock."
Central High School Track Squad
March 9, 1935
Group portrait of Central High School track squad in uniform sitting on bleachers.
Central High School Football Team
November 1, 1935
Outdoor group portrait of the Central High School football team in uniform.
Children's Style Show
April 8, 1958
Howard Anderson dresses his distressed-looking son Terry in a lace collared and cuffed "Little Lord Fauntleroy" outfit. They are taking part in the children's style show.
Hill's Shoe Department
August 9, 1935
Hill's Department Store, 202 State Street, shoe department, showing pneumatic tube paying system.
