Description: One pair of child's high-button black leather shoes. New, approximately child's size 8. Reported to have come from A.C. Fernald's Store in Somesville. Reads on leather bottom "Little Princess School Shoe".
Description: Pair of brown suede woman's shoes, approx. size 7. Belonged to pianist Lili Kraus. Susannah Jones: "These shoes belonged to Lili Kraus, world-class pianist. She was a neighbor and close friend when we lived in Burnsville, North Carolina from 1970 to 1987, the year that Lili Kraus died. I inherited her shoes because they were a perfect fit. What a thrill it has been to walk in this great artist's shoes." Four gold metal rings for brown shoe laces on each shoe. Heels approx. 1.5 inches in height. [show more]
Description: Single infant's shoe with laces. Top half is white kid; lower half is black leather. Leather brown sole is very worn, with a hole at the toe.
Description: Small oval pin. Passed out to people who attended the inaugural trip of the new propane fueled bus on the island. "Acadia National Park Island Explorer 2000" inscribed on the pin. Two in the collection
Description: Pair of child's black leather shoes with decorative stitching on toes. Scalloped edge at top and along button holes. Five buttons. Leather sole, fabric lined. Sole stamped - Sollers and Co Phila. “F” National exhibition seal. Shoes marked "504a" and "504b"
Description: Men’s square toed leather shoes. Manure and shavings in crack of sole. Leather cut from opening towards center of toe. 4.5” flaps fold over opening on either side with four holes for laces. Both shoes have remnants of laces. Some sign of mildew in past. Wooden pegs in sole, nails in heal. 12 printed on right shoe. 9 1/2 stamped in heal. Donor info - from Heath house in Seal Cove.
Description: One black leather shoe. Worn on top. No laces. Some wear throughout shoe. Square toe. Stamped on sole. A.S. and Co Warranted. A.D. 1866. Wooden pegs in sole - some nails. Nails in heal. Six holes for laces. Donor info - came from store of Tobias Roberts in Bar Harbor. Made by Abraham Somes. Found in counter sold to C.C. Ladd.
Description: Pair of black leather made by J and T Cousins New York. Sold by Read and Nichols Bangor. Soft leather, very creased. 2” heel flared at end. Pointed flap over foot. Left shoe leather badly cracked on right toe. Heels worn.
Description: One boy's black leather shoe. Shoe pegs in heel. Lined with fabric and leather. Shoe slips on foot as there are slits on each side which help the leather stretch. Laces pull shoe together. Ribbon used as shoelace.
Description: Child's slippers with small fabric rosettes (black) on the toe. Ankle straps stiff. Leather button attached to strap with metal eye. Closes with “elastic” loop. Fabric lined. Leather soles.