Red Mary Janes, 1970-1975
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Mary Janes are flat-soled shoes with straps that fasten across the instep. Named after a Buster Brown comic strip character, these simple shoes have remained a popular style for children -- especially little girls -- since the late 1800s. This pair was part of the stock from the Carey Boot Shop in Charlevoix, Michigan.
Mary Janes are flat-soled shoes with straps that fasten across the instep. Named after a Buster Brown comic strip character, these simple shoes have remained a popular style for children -- especially little girls -- since the late 1800s. This pair was part of the stock from the Carey Boot Shop in Charlevoix, Michigan.
Artifact
Shoes (Footwear)
Date Made
1970-1975
Creators
International Shoe Company. Red Goose Shoes
Place of Creation
United States, Missouri, Saint Louis
Creator Notes
Made by Red Goose Shoes "for Boys and Girls," a division of International Shoe Company, Saint Louis, Missouri
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Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2008.145.15
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Randolph C. and Nancy M. Carey.
Material
Leather
Technique
Sewing (Needleworking technique)
Color
Black (Color)
Red
White (Color)
Inscriptions
Sticker on right insole: RED / GOOSE / SHOES Stamped inside left shoe: C/A 4343 3 / AV37 [illegible] 315 [illegible] 2 Stamped inside right shoe: C/A 4343 3 / AV37 [illegible] 315 [illegible] 2 [illegible] / MAN MADE MAT'LS
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