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Collection: The Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection Subject: Pumps (Shoes) Subject: Footwear Date: 1940 Collection: Digital Dress Collection Collection: Digital Dress Collection Subject: Pumps (Shoes) Collection: Digital Dress Collection Subject: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke Creator: Cohen, Edward-
Shoes, 1925-1940
These are comfortable late 1920s-early 1930's pumps used for special occasions. They were surely made to match a specific outfit. Edward Cohen was one of Mrs. Firestone's preferred shoemakers in the late 1920s. 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 collect…