Pair of nurse's shoes worn by Pauline Brown Payne

1944

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C., United States

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].

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Title: Pair of nurse's shoes worn by Pauline Brown Payne
Date Created: 1944
Physical Dimensions: 2013.90.2.3b: 4 × 3 1/2 × 10 in. (10.2 × 8.9 × 25.4 cm)
Subject Keywords: Medicine, Women, Education, Labor unions, Clothing and dress
Medium: leather metal cloth

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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