Mary Janes, 1965-1970
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Artifact Overview
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 Details
Artifact
Shoes (Footwear)
Date Made
1965-1970
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by Yanigans, a Friedman-Shelby Shoe Company division of the International Shoe Company, Saint Louis, Missouri.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2008.145.8
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Randolph C. and Nancy M. Carey.
Material
Patent leather
Color
White (Color)
Inscriptions
End of box: YANIGANS / A PRODUCT OF INTERNATIONAL SHOE CO., ST. LOUIS, MO.
Stamped on end of box: 9101 White Strap 380
Sticker on right insole: YANIGANS
Stamped inside left shoe: 8 C/A 2652 / C715 9109
Stamped inside right shoe: 8 C/A 2652 / C715 9109 ALL PARTS MAN / MADE MAT'LS
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