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The six who were left in a shoe

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Description: After her children grew up, the old woman who lived in a shoe went away, leaving six animals behind in the shoe. They go together in search of a new home, and find one with another old woman who has a house just like the one they left
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: [1923]
Call number: 336488
Creator: Colum, Padraic (1881-1972)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 19 cm.
Associated people: Walker, Dugald Stewart, (1883-1937.)
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Image of a group of men, women, and children indoors trying on new shoes; shoe boxes visible on the table and along the floor; woman in long ruffled dress with bustle at left is assisted in putting on shoes while holding a baby; girl in center with knee-length ruffled dress shows off her new button boots; boy at right in blue suit puts yellow shoes on the dog; kitten visible in shoe on the table.

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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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A parade on a city street in Los Angeles or vicinity. The building in the distance is marked "Venice Apartments" and another on the right says "Beverly Hotel." The float is a giant shoe with people riding in it, which says "Mother Lodge New York Number One."

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