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BOOT AND SHOE MAKER'S SHOP - Distinguished by its interesting sign, this reconstructed building on Duke of Gloucester Street has been furnished as an 18th century shoe maker's shop. A workman in colonial work clothes there makes and repairs 18th century shoes and explains the authentic tools of the trade to visitors. Foreground: pegging heel; Background: stitching welt-waxing thread Williamsburg, Virginia.
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BOOT AND SHOE MAKER'S SHOP - Distinguished by its interesting sign, this reconstructed building on Duke of Gloucester Street has been furnished as an 18th century shoe maker's shop. A workman in colonial work clothes there makes and repairs 18th century shoes and explains the authentic tools of the trade to visitors. Foreground: pegging heel; Background: stitching welt-waxing thread Williamsburg, Virginia.
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Keystone-Mast Collection
Contributing Institution:
UC Riverside, California Museum of Photography