A cobbler who doesn't wear shoes. This hole in the wall is a typical cobbler's shop at Skoplje, Serbia. His own shoeless feet wouldn't be considered a very good advertisement for his trade in America. But he has all the trade that he can take care of as leather is mighty scarce. He didn't mind because the American Red Cross brought several thousand pairs of shoes into the Balkans for distribution to the needy. He says, he realizes the soles will wear out sometime and that means more trade for him
SURF-ER1830R070·1 negative :·9 December 1919 [date received]·United States
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- A cobbler who doesn't wear shoes. This hole in the wall is a typical cobbler's shop at Skoplje, Serbia. His own shoeless feet wouldn't be considered a very good advertisement for his trade in America. But he has all the trade that he can take care of as leather is mighty scarce. He didn't mind because the American Red Cross brought several thousand pairs of shoes into the Balkans for distribution to the needy. He says, he realizes the soles will wear out sometime and that means more trade for him. 1 negative :, 9 December 1919 [date received], United States. — from catalogue fields, for readers and machines; not an interpretive caption.
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- A cobbler who doesn't wear shoes. This hole in the wall is a typical cobbler's shop at Skoplje, Serbia. His own shoeless feet wouldn't be considered a very good advertisement for his trade in America. But he has all the trade that he can take care of as leather is mighty scarce. He didn't mind because the American Red Cross brought several thousand pairs of shoes into the Balkans for distribution to the needy. He says, he realizes the soles will wear out sometime and that means more trade for him Open
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Modern Graphic Design Archive. “A cobbler who doesn't wear shoes. This hole in the wall is a typical cobbler's shop at Skoplje, Serbia. His own shoeless feet wouldn't be considered a very good advertisement for his trade in America. But he has all the trade that he can take care of as leather is mighty scarce. He didn't mind because the American Red Cross brought several thousand pairs of shoes into the Balkans for distribution to the needy. He says, he realizes the soles will wear out sometime and that means more trade for him”, 9 December 1919 [date received]. United States. 1 negative :. Record SURF-ER1830R070. https://mgdarchive.com/surfaces/SURF-ER1830R070
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