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: 1935 Collection: The Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection Subject: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke Collection: Digital Dress Collection Subject: Footwear Subject: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke Subject: Sandals Collection: Digital Dress Collection Collection: The Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection Content Type: Image-
Platform Sandals, about 1935-1950
These shoes, used in the summer in the late 1930's and 1940's, are one of the rare pair of casual shoes in our collection of Mrs. Firestone's clothing and accessories. She usually favored European designer; the American label may indicate that these were used during the war when many European couture houses were closed.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 …