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Image of Black beaded platform heels, 1940s
1987.12
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Black beaded platform heels, 1940s

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These women's shoes were made for Pessemiers' Shoe Store in downtown Seattle. During 1940, its first year in business, the store promoted itself as a place "Where women may select fine footwear - Leisurely and to their utmost satisfaction." Platform shoes were very popular in the 1940s, 1960s, and 1990s.
ID Number: 1987.12
Date: Circa 1940
Physical Description: 1 Shoe; leather, metal, bead, fabric; 4 in.H x 3 in.W x 8.75 in.D
Place Made: United States of America, WASHINGTON, Seattle
Credit: MOHAI, 1987.12. Gift of Elinor Haller Sheafe
Subjects: Clothing and Dress, Retail and Department Stores

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