Pair of nurse's shoes worn by Pauline Brown Payne

Object Details

Date
1944
Manufactured by
Unidentified
Worn by
Pauline Brown Payne, American
Description
White pair of shoes fastened with white laces in a wingtip style. Shoes covered in white shoe polish. Shoes have a slight heal with sole guards added. The heals have the brand name in the center [WINGFOOT/GOODYEAR].
Topic
African American
Clothing and dress
Education
Labor
Medicine
Nursing
Women
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Clothing-Historical
Exhibition
Making a Way Out of No Way
On View
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pauline Brown Payne
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.90.2.3ab
Type
shoes (footwear)
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
leather metal cloth
Dimensions
2013.90.2.3a: 4 × 3 1/2 × 10 1/8 in. (10.2 × 8.9 × 25.7 cm)
2013.90.2.3b: 4 × 3 1/2 × 10 in. (10.2 × 8.9 × 25.4 cm)
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50153924a-93c1-464b-b671-312dd8c9b35b
Record ID
nmaahc_2013.90.2.3ab