Currier Shoe Shop in Newton, New Hampshire, July 1930, before Relocation to Greenfield Village

Summary

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.

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

Photographic print

Subject Date

July 1930

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

Currier Shoe Shop

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