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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Shoes Worn by Eleanor Roosevelt
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Shoes Worn by Eleanor Roosevelt

Artifact IDMO 1971.36
Object Type Shoe
Maker (American retailer, founded 1892)
Dateca. 1950-1962
Mediumshoes: leather, rubber, cord (cotton), metal
shoe trees: plastic, metal
Dimensionsoverall (each shoe) H 4 in x W 3 3/4 in x L 10 3/4 in (10.2 cm x 9.5 cm x 27.3 cm )
 overall (each shoe tree) H 1 1/4 in x W 2 5/8 in x L 11 3/8 in (3.2 cm x 6.7 cm x 28.9 cm )
Physical Descriptiona-b) A pair of white leather lace up shoes. The shoes have thick rubber soles and white laces. The maker's information is debossed in gilt lettering on the brown insole of each shoe: A&F / ABERCROMBIE / & FITCH CO. / NEW YORK • CHICAGO.

c-d) A pair of pink plastic and white-painted metal shoe trees.
Additional Details
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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