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) 

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

2022.172.6

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Rubber (Material)
Cloth

Color

White (Color)
Blue

Dimensions

Height: 6 in

Width: 4.5 in

Length: 12.75 in

Inscriptions

on inner sole of each shoe: PRO-Keds(R) on inside of tongues of each shoe: PK03325 A3-CH17 / WO'S / US 14.5 / UK 12.0 / EUR 47.0 / M'S / 13.0 / 12/0 47.0 / MADE IN CHINA on right side of left shoe and left side of right shoe: US / PRO Keds on back of left shoe: PRO-Keds(R) on back of right shoe: [P]RO-De[ds(R)]