Collection Highlights
Subway controller
Date:
1904
Object Number:
1922.103
Medium:
Silver, steel, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Shoes
Object Number:
INV.11386ab
Date:
1942-1945
Medium:
Leather, cotton
Dimensions:
overall (largest): 5 1/4 x 11 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. ( 13.3 x 29.8 x 9.8 cm )
Marks:
stamped: inside each shoe: "8 1/2"
molded: into the bottom of each rubber heel: "NEXT TO WINGS / O'Sullivan's"
Description:
Black leather men's low-heeled shoes with rounded toes, cotton shoelaces laced through perforated holes at the top of the foot.
Gallery Label:
A note found inside one of the shoes says that these were part of the military uniform of H. Maxson Holloway. They were a gift from the Chicago Historical Society, which retains the remainder of the uniform.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Chicago Historical Society
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
