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Cowboy bootmaker punching holes in inner sole in Goodyear welt method with awl. Cowboy bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Cowboy bootmaker punching holes in inner sole in Goodyear welt method ...

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Applying cement to boot before attaching outer sole. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Applying cement to boot before attaching outer sole. Bootmaking shop, ...

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Bootmaker shaping the outer sole to the boot. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Bootmaker shaping the outer sole to the boot. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine...

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Gluing lining into upper part of boot. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Gluing lining into upper part of boot. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

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Bootmaker pounding wooden peg into sole of boot in building up sole with several pieces of leather. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Bootmaker pounding wooden peg into sole of boot in building up sole wi...

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Trimming inner sole to conform to last. Cowboy bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Trimming inner sole to conform to last. Cowboy bootmaking shop, Alpine...

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Applying glue to cement outer sole to the inner sole of the boot. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Applying glue to cement outer sole to the inner sole of the boot. Cowb...

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Stitching pattern on uppers of boots. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Stitching pattern on uppers of boots. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

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Channeling soles of boots. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Channeling soles of boots. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

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Tamping glued leather together after the heel section of uppers has been attached to stitched section of boot. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Tamping glued leather together after the heel section of uppers has be...

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Repairing cowboy boots in boot shop. Alpine, Texas

Repairing cowboy boots in boot shop. Alpine, Texas

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Drawing the lower of the boot over the last in order to assure perfect fit. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Drawing the lower of the boot over the last in order to assure perfect...

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Slack tub. Leather must be moistened and tempered before using for boots. Cowboy bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Slack tub. Leather must be moistened and tempered before using for boo...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Preparing waxed thread by rolling between thumb and knee. This thread will be used to sew the uppers of the boots together. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Preparing waxed thread by rolling between thumb and knee. This thread ...

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First shaping of leather sole of cowboy boot. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

First shaping of leather sole of cowboy boot. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

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Leather in boot shop. Alpine, Texas

Leather in boot shop. Alpine, Texas

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Leather which forms the heel is applied in layers and is filed down for accurate shaping. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Leather which forms the heel is applied in layers and is filed down fo...

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Removing excess moisture from leather by means of rollers. Leather must be moistened and tempered before being used and then excess liquid is pressed out. Bootmaking shop, Alpine Texas

Removing excess moisture from leather by means of rollers. Leather mus...

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Leather in boot shop. Alpine, Texas

Leather in boot shop. Alpine, Texas

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Preparing waxed thread by rolling thread between hand and knee. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Preparing waxed thread by rolling thread between hand and knee. Boot s...

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Bootmaker putting tack into upper part of boot before slipping in onto last and sole. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Bootmaker putting tack into upper part of boot before slipping in onto...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Bootmaker putting last and sole into upper part of boot. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Bootmaker putting last and sole into upper part of boot. Boot shop, Al...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Bootmaker lining up a pair of boots. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Bootmaker lining up a pair of boots. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas

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Waxing thread for use in sewing boots. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Waxing thread for use in sewing boots. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

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Placing pieces of leather into crimping machine to shape the lowers of the boots. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Placing pieces of leather into crimping machine to shape the lowers of...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Placing pieces of leather into crimping machine to shape the lowers of the boots. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Placing pieces of leather into crimping machine to shape the lowers of...

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Threading needle to sew uppers of boots together. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Threading needle to sew uppers of boots together. Boot shop, Alpine, T...

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Bootmaker putting lower part of boot around the last for fitting. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Bootmaker putting lower part of boot around the last for fitting. Boot...

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Attaching heel part of boot to uppers. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Attaching heel part of boot to uppers. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

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Workers in the bootmaking shop. Alpine, Texas

Workers in the bootmaking shop. Alpine, Texas

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Transferring pattern for stitching on the uppers of the boots. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Transferring pattern for stitching on the uppers of the boots. Bootmak...

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Measuring a standard last to see how it conforms to individual measurement. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Measuring a standard last to see how it conforms to individual measure...

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Bootmaker putting last and sole into upper part of boot. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Bootmaker putting last and sole into upper part of boot. Boot shop, Al...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Selecting a piece of leather from the tempering chest. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Selecting a piece of leather from the tempering chest. Cowboy boot sho...

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Applying glue before putting on outer sole of boot. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Applying glue before putting on outer sole of boot. Cowboy boot shop, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Shaping the heel of cowboy boot. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Shaping the heel of cowboy boot. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

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Crimping is accomplished by pulling down the lever on the crimping machine. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Crimping is accomplished by pulling down the lever on the crimping mac...

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Sewing uppers together. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Sewing uppers together. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

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Cowboy bootmaker punching holes in inner sole in Goodyear welt method with awl. Cowboy bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Cowboy bootmaker punching holes in inner sole in Goodyear welt method ...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Placing pieces of leather into crimping machine to shape the lowers of the boots. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Placing pieces of leather into crimping machine to shape the lowers of...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Workers in the bootmaking shop. Alpine, Texas

Workers in the bootmaking shop. Alpine, Texas

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Bootmaker putting tack into upper part of boot before slipping in onto last and sole. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Bootmaker putting tack into upper part of boot before slipping in onto...

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Tracing outline of sole of boot on sole leather. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Tracing outline of sole of boot on sole leather. Boot shop, Alpine, Te...

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Cutting out the beading for boots. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas. This beading is a binding on the upper part of the boots

Cutting out the beading for boots. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas. Thi...

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Smoothing out wrinkles after gluing lining into upper part of boots. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Smoothing out wrinkles after gluing lining into upper part of boots. B...

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Attaching heel part of boot to uppers. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Attaching heel part of boot to uppers. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Cutting out uppers of boots. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Cutting out uppers of boots. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Bootmaker shaping the outer sole to the boot. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Bootmaker shaping the outer sole to the boot. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Bootmaker at work showing his workbench. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Bootmaker at work showing his workbench. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Tex...

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Repairing cowboy boots in boot shop. Alpine, Texas

Repairing cowboy boots in boot shop. Alpine, Texas

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Tamping glued leather together after the heel section of uppers has been attached to stitched section of boot. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Tamping glued leather together after the heel section of uppers has be...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Gluing lining into upper part of boot. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Gluing lining into upper part of boot. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A customer trying on a pair of boots in bootmaking shop. Alpine, Texas

A customer trying on a pair of boots in bootmaking shop. Alpine, Texas

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Placing pieces of leather into crimping machine to shape the lowers of the boots. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Placing pieces of leather into crimping machine to shape the lowers of...

Public domain photograph of 1930s industry, war production in the United States free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Skiving sole leather by machine. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Skiving sole leather by machine. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

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Sewing uppers together. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Sewing uppers together. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Removing excess moisture from leather by means of rollers. Leather must be moistened and tempered before being used and then excess liquid is pressed out. Bootmaking shop, Alpine Texas

Removing excess moisture from leather by means of rollers. Leather mus...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Applying glue to cement outer sole to the inner sole of the boot. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Applying glue to cement outer sole to the inner sole of the boot. Cowb...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Smoothing out wrinkles after gluing lining into upper part of boots. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Smoothing out wrinkles after gluing lining into upper part of boots. B...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Waxing thread for use in sewing boots. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Waxing thread for use in sewing boots. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Attaching heel part of boot to uppers. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Attaching heel part of boot to uppers. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

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Applying cement to boot before attaching outer sole. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Applying cement to boot before attaching outer sole. Bootmaking shop, ...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Cutting out the beading for boots. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas. This beading is a binding on the upper part of the boots

Cutting out the beading for boots. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas. Thi...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Cutting out uppers of boots. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Cutting out uppers of boots. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas

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Owner of the bootmaking establishment, Alpine, Texas. He is a naturalized American from Germany

Owner of the bootmaking establishment, Alpine, Texas. He is a naturali...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Owner of the bootmaking establishment, Alpine, Texas. He is a naturalized American from Germany

Owner of the bootmaking establishment, Alpine, Texas. He is a naturali...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Electronic surrogate made from item with the same number in the LC-USF34 series. Transfer; United States... More

Building up the heel of cowboy boots with pieces of leather which are held together by wooden pegs. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Building up the heel of cowboy boots with pieces of leather which are ...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

The pattern for the stitching on the uppers is transferred to the leather by means of talc through perforations in the pattern. Boot making shop, Alpine, Texas. Each of the bootmakers has his own patterns which he has fashioned

The pattern for the stitching on the uppers is transferred to the leat...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Stitching pattern on uppers of boots. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Stitching pattern on uppers of boots. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Drawing the lower of the boot over the last in order to assure perfect fit. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Drawing the lower of the boot over the last in order to assure perfect...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Trimming inner sole to conform to last. Cowboy bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Trimming inner sole to conform to last. Cowboy bootmaking shop, Alpine...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Cutting out of the sole of the boot from pattern traced from last. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Cutting out of the sole of the boot from pattern traced from last. Boo...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Bootmaker lining up a pair of boots. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Bootmaker lining up a pair of boots. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Cutting out of the sole of the boot from pattern traced from last. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Cutting out of the sole of the boot from pattern traced from last. Boo...

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Bootmaker in his shop with lasts forming background. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Bootmaker in his shop with lasts forming background. Cowboy boot shop,...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

The pattern for the stitching on the uppers is transferred to the leather by means of talc through perforations in the pattern. Boot making shop, Alpine, Texas. Each of the bootmakers has his own patterns which he has fashioned

The pattern for the stitching on the uppers is transferred to the leat...

Public domain photograph of 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Building up the heel of cowboy boots with pieces of leather which are held together by wooden pegs. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Building up the heel of cowboy boots with pieces of leather which are ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A customer trying on a pair of boots in bootmaking shop. Alpine, Texas

A customer trying on a pair of boots in bootmaking shop. Alpine, Texas

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bootmaker putting lower part of boot around the last for fitting. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Bootmaker putting lower part of boot around the last for fitting. Boot...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Bootmaker in his shop with lasts forming background. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Bootmaker in his shop with lasts forming background. Cowboy boot shop,...

Public domain photograph of a shop, shopping, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Skiving sole leather by machine. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Skiving sole leather by machine. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Cutting out the uppers. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Cutting out the uppers. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

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Bootmaker pounding wooden peg into sole of boot in building up sole with several pieces of leather. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Bootmaker pounding wooden peg into sole of boot in building up sole wi...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Tracing outline of sole of boot on sole leather. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Tracing outline of sole of boot on sole leather. Boot shop, Alpine, Te...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Applying glue before putting on outer sole of boot. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Applying glue before putting on outer sole of boot. Cowboy boot shop, ...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Measuring a standard last to see how it conforms to individual measurement. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Measuring a standard last to see how it conforms to individual measure...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Placing pieces of leather into crimping machine to shape the lowers of the boots. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Placing pieces of leather into crimping machine to shape the lowers of...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Channeling soles of boots. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Channeling soles of boots. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Stitching uppers together. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Stitching uppers together. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Stitching uppers together. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Stitching uppers together. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Public domain photograph of 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Leather which forms the heel is applied in layers and is filed down for accurate shaping. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Leather which forms the heel is applied in layers and is filed down fo...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Shaping the heel of cowboy boot. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Shaping the heel of cowboy boot. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Selecting a piece of leather from the tempering chest. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas

Selecting a piece of leather from the tempering chest. Cowboy boot sho...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

All the parts that go into the uppers of a pair of boots. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

All the parts that go into the uppers of a pair of boots. Boot shop, A...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Cutting out the uppers. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Cutting out the uppers. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Slack tub. Leather must be moistened and tempered before using for boots. Cowboy bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Slack tub. Leather must be moistened and tempered before using for boo...

Public domain photograph of the United States in the 1930s, portraits, people, events, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

All the parts that go into the uppers of a pair of boots. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

All the parts that go into the uppers of a pair of boots. Boot shop, A...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Crimping is accomplished by pulling down the lever on the crimping machine. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Crimping is accomplished by pulling down the lever on the crimping mac...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More