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The six who were left in a shoe
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Edwin C. Burt's fine shoes
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Established 1856 fashion plate 1879 Henry Arthur manufacturer of boot & shoe uppers
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Image of a variety of shoe, boot, and gaiter styles for men and women with name and number key text below each shoe style; vignettes in each corner portray various scenes from daily life including a young woman watering plants, a girl feeding birds, an organ grinder with a monkey in costume, and two children sledding down a snowy hill near a woman carrying baskets on her head; image of Henry Arthur's business building and storefront at center of print advertising "leather & findings boot & shoe uppers."
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P.T. Barnum’s greatest show on Earth, & the Great London Circus combined with Sanger's Royal British Menagerie & Grand International Allied Shows
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Image of a circus chariot featuring "The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe" pulled by a team of horses on a dirt road with rolling hills in background; with a panel of small portraits of P.T. Barnum, J.A. Bailey and J.L. Hutchinson at left.
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Established 1856 fashion plate 1878 Henry Arthur manufacturer of boot & shoe uppers
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Image of a variety of shoe, boot, and gaiter styles for men and women with name and number key text below each shoe style; vignettes to the left and right portray a woman seated in an armchair being helped into her button boots by a lady's maid, and a seated man putting on shoes with the help of an African American servant; image of Henry Arthur's business building and storefront at center of print advertising "leather & findings boot & shoe uppers."
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Los Angeles parade with shoe float
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