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Date: 1940 Date: 1940 Subject: Mules (Shoes) Date: 1940 Date: 1940 Date: 1940 Date: 1940 Date: 1940 Date: 1940 Subject: Mules (Shoes) Date: 1940 Date: 1940 Date: 1940 Subject: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke Subject: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke Subject: Mules (Shoes) Collection: The Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection-
Shoes, 1940-1950
Mrs. Firestone surely had these made to match a specific outfit. They may have been used for social occasions at home.Born in Decatur, Illinois in 1897 Elizabeth Parke married Harvey S. Firestone Jr., son of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company founder Harvey S. Firestone, in 1921.Once described by a friend as, "the most luxurious woman in the history of luxury," Elizabeth Parke Firestone's clothing collection illustrates her impeccable taste in fashion.