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Display of different Japanese shoe types.. Vintage 19th century photograph
Advert, John Glen, Shoe and Boot Manufacturers, GlasgowAdvert for John Glen, Shoe and Boot Manufacturers, Ingram Street, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905
Advert, Andrew Lees, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, AyrAdvert for Andrew Lees, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, St Crispin Works, Ayr, Scotland. 1905
Ancient Roman footwear. Sandal from the Vatican Museum 1, from the Arch of Constantine 2, and from the courtyard of the Palazzo Albani 3
Stationery, H Kelsey, Cobbler, Fashionable Boot & Shoe MakerStationery, H Kelsey, Cobbler, Fashionable Boot and Shoe Maker, Oxford Street, London. 1906
Good Luck card, Lucky Black Cat in a Boot
Advert for Lillywhites skating items 1930Advertisement for skating items, available at Lillywhites, Piccadilly Circus, London. Date: 1930
Advert for American Shoe Company 1907Bargain sale at American Shoe Company, Regent, Street. Date: 1907
Mayor signing documents, Brittany, Northern FranceMayor signing legal documents, Brittany, Northern France. His traditional costume includes pleated breeches and heavy wooden clogs. 1922
Sabot maker working at his cottage door, BelgiumSabot maker working at his cottage door, a traditional home industry in Belgium. Date: 1922
Boot mending at Scaynes Hill Womens Institute, WW1Boot mending at Scaynes Hill Womens Institute, West Sussex, during the First World War. 1914-1918
Advert, J C Cording, waterproof clothing and footwear for walking, riding and general use, Piccadilly, London. 1880
Advert for Excelsior ladies footwear 1922Two shoes for semi sports and evening wear. Date: 1922
People outside Olivers Boot and Shoe WarehousePeople on a horse-drawn carriage outside Olivers Boot and Shoe Warehouse, Ilfracombe, Devon, taken on 18 August 1909. 1909
Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove childrens footwear 1927Selection of childrens footwear from 1927. Date: 1927
Page of fashion adverts - October 1927Page of four fashion adverts for womens clothing, for Autumn, from The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, October 1927
Advert for Thornhills Niagara ice-skates 1895Late Victorian ice-skates in a compact case in dark solid leather. 1895
A Variety of womens comfortable shoes 1926Ladies 1920s footwear in many sizes and fittings. Date: circa 1926
A Variety of womens walking shoes 1926Ladies 1920s footwear walking shoe. Date: circa 1926
A selection of Victorian laced or buttoned pointed boots. 1901
Footwear of the Nations - Turkey (and Western)Footwear of the Nations - Turkey (the turned-up toed slippers of a Turkish beauty and the Western black rubber-soled shoes of her male admirer)
Advert for OSullivans rubber heels 1910OSullivans rubber heels. Date: 1910
Shoemaker 1855Old shoemaker sitting on a low stool making shoes. Date: 1855
Advert for Manfield shoes 1920Advertisement for shoes and slippers for the Christmas season. Date: 1920
A Variety of womens comfortable shoes 1926Perfect ease and comfort, ladies shoes. Date: circa 1926
BOOT & SHOE SHOP / GREEN BOOT & SHOE SHOP / GREENCustomers try on new footwear for size in a boot and shoe shop Date: circa 1813
Man and a woman on a country walk by Miyagawa Choshun (1683-1753). Note they are wearing Geta - a form of traditional Japanese footwear that resemble clogs and flip-flops
Turk from Tunis and a Turk from DamascusOttoman Empire - Turk from Tunis and a Turk from Damascus. Date: 1821
Holy Roman Emperor with costume itemsHoly Roman Emperor (possibly based on Ferdinand I or Maximilian II) in full regalia at the centre, surrounded by costume items -- four crowns, a pair of gloves, a pair of sandals
A selection of ancient Greek and Roman sandalsA selection of ancient Greek and Roman shoes and sandals. BCE
Start-rite shoes advertisement, 1961Advertisement for Start-rite shoes of Norwich, THE choice of classic shoe for children (the one bar style seen at the bottom of this advert is still being sold in various colours today)
Bootmaker at work, Jaffa, Western IsraelBootmaker at work in Jaffa, Western Israel, while his customer waits for a repair to be done. Date: 1920s
Foot x rays showing damage done by wearing high heelsA double page spread from The Sketch reporting on the unnatural stresses put on the feet by the wearing of high heels, which had been banned by the French medical profession being bad for the feet
Lace spat for women 1913A fleeting fashion of 1913, spats for ladies and in this case, one made from lace. Date: 1913
Victorian Boots and Shoes
Baby and boots puzzle on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Last and boots on a Christmas and New Year cardCobbler's last and boots on a comic Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Pair of slippers with comic verse on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Chicks in a blue shoe on an Easter postcardChicks in a blue shoe with forgetmenots on an Easter postcard. Date: circa 1890s
Advert for Charles H. Baber ladies footwear 1929Elegant ladies footwear for widths - all fittings made to the specification of your foot. 1929
Advert for Lillywhites summer sports clothing 1930Fashions for all summer sports, available at Lillywhites, Piccadilly. 1930
Advert for shoes by Lilley & Skinner Ltd, 358-360 Oxford Street, London, 1926 1926
Advert for London Shoe Company 1898A selection of victorian boots, real whale skin for shooting, ladys field boot made from tan or blacking calf, button or lace, smart toe brogues
Soho, London - 25 Peter Street W1 - H Brahame shoe repairs (later demolished). 1973
Manfield shoes advertisementShoe advertisement for Manfield, showing a selection of shoe fashions for 1929. Date: 1929
Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - new boots too tight. circa 1910s
Middle Ages. Latvia. Footwear. Riga. 12th-13th centuryMiddle Ages. Baltic area. Latvia. Footwear. Riga. 12th-13th century. Booties, baby shoes, spurs for ice. Museum of History and Navigation. Riga. Latvia
W Barratt & Co Ltd factory, Northampton, UKW Barratt & Co Ltd factory, making department, Northampton, UK. mid-20th century
