Currier Shoe Shop in Newton, New Hampshire, July 1930, before Relocation to Greenfield Village
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Artifact Overview
In the late nineteenth century, Will Currier and two workmen used this small building to create finished shoes. This Newton, New Hampshire, shop was part of a larger New England shoe manufacturing system. Henry Ford acquired the shoe shop in 1930 and sent his employees to inspect, measure and photograph the building before moving it to Greenfield Village. It now resides inside the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
July 1930
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.1710
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.438 in
Width: 4.688 in
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