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Boot, Ski

Object Name:
Boot, Ski
Object ID:
2021.037
Date:
circa 1938
Description:
Ski boots, woman's. Pair of brown leather ski boots with square toes. Strap and buckle on upper front. Metal eyelets. No marks.
Material:
Leather
Dimensions:
H-6 W-4 L-11 inches
Provenance:
Worn by Frances Wilder English (1915-2011) of Hanover, NH. Her first husband, Robert Lake, was a member of the Dartmouth College ski team and then the 10th Mountain Division during World War II. He introduced Frances to skiing, then she taught her four children to ski in Vermont and New Hampshire. She married Van H. English (1914-1997), a geography professor at Dartmouth College, in 1954.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Frances W. English Trust
Subjects:
Skiing
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