PRO-Ked "69ers" Shoes, Worn by DJ Kool Herc, circa 1980

Artifact

Shoe (Footwear)

Date Made

circa 1980

Creators

Stride Rite Corporation 

Place of Creation

China 

Creator Notes

Made in China.

Keywords

United States, New York, New York, Bronx 

Shoes (Footwear) 

Packaging 

Footwear 

Men's shoes 

Disc jockeys 

Music (Performing arts) 

Hip-hop 

DJ Kool Herc 

Campbell, Clive, 1955- 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2022.172.5

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Rubber (Material)
Cloth
Cardboard

Color

White (Color)
Blue
Red

Dimensions

Height: 4.875 in  (Packaging)

Width: 8.125 in  (Packaging)

Length: 14.125 in  (Packaging)

Inscriptions

on inner sole of each shoe: PRO-Keds(R) on inside of tongues of each shoe: PK03061 12-CH17 / WO'S / US 14.5 / UK 12.0 / EUR 47.0 / M'S / 13.0 / 12/0 47.0 / MADE IN CHINA on back of left shoe: PRO-Keds(R) on front of packaging: PRO-Keds(R) / PRO-Keds / PM2151 / ROYAL LO M / WHITE 105 / 14 / UK 13 / EUR 48.5 on right side of packaging: PRO-Keds(R) on top of packaging: PRO-Keds(R)