Children's Canvas Tennis Shoes

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Grover Center: Museum & Historical Society

1989.015.006AB

Name/Title

Children's Canvas Tennis Shoes

Description

Child's tennis shoe; has white molded rubber outsole w/blue canvas upper; red eyelets, red laces & red decorative stitching running from eyelets to outsole; eyelet tabs trimmed in red as are cuffs. Bottom of soles embossed "4 made IN USA" During 1950's & 1960's tennis shoes or "sneakers" were standard summer equipment for all children. Originally used by donor's grandchild. Subnumbered 1989.015.006 A&B

Use

Whitney Powell

Collection

Dave & Jean White

Acquisition

Accession

1989.015

Source or Donor

Jean O’Neal White, David Woodward White

Acquisition Method

Donation

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Shoes

Clothing Sex

Unisex

Size

Children's

Textile Details

Fabric

Canvas

Material

Rubber

Color

Blue, Red, White

Made/Created

Place

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Date: 1960's

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jul 15, 2002

Create Date

July 15, 2002

Update Date

February 12, 2025