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Home to possibly the world's most famous pair of shoes, the Ruby Slippers, the Smithsonian has more than a few fabulous pairs in the collections.
  -          National Museum of American History        Lady Bird Johnson's 1965 Inaugural Ball Shoes 
-          National Museum of American History        Basketball shoes worn by Bob Cousy 
-          National Museum of American History        Organ Shoes worn by Althea Thomas 
-          National Museum of American History        Shoes with spy camera in heel 
-          National Museum of American History        shoes, pair of worn by Minnie Fiske 
-          National Museum of American History        Boots worn in Broadway production of Kinky Boots 
-          National Museum of American History        Red Sequined Shoes worn with Native American Prom Dress 
-          National Museum of American History        Shoes worn in the Broadway Show A Chorus Line 
-          National Museum of American History        shoe 
-          National Museum of American History        Shoes worn by Misty Copeland starring in her Broadway debut "On the Town" 
-          Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum        Men's Zoom Soldier IX Flyease 
-          National Museum of American History        custom-fitted orthotic boots 
-          National Museum of African American History and Culture        Bobspikes worn by Vonetta Flowers 
-          Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum        Flyknit Racer 
-          National Museum of American History        Boots worn as part of the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader uniform, 2016 
-          National Museum of American History        NIke skate shoes worn by professional skateboarder Leo Baker 
-          National Museum of American History        Shoes worn in Broadway Show A Chorus Line 
-          National Museum of American History        Pair of Boots worn by Lucy Lawless in the role of Xena on the TV Series Xena: Warrior Princess 
-          National Museum of the American Indian        Woman's boots 
-          National Museum of African American History and Culture        Costume boots for the Wizard in The Wiz on Broadway, worn by Carl Hall 
-          National Museum of American History        toe shoes 
-          National Museum of American History        Ballet Shoes worn by Suzanne Farrell 
-          National Museum of American History        shoes worn by Minnie Fiske 
-          National Museum of American History        Boots worn by Garth Brooks 
-          National Museum of the American Indian        Boots/High moccasins 
-          National Museum of American History        Pancaked ballet shoes worn by Misty Copeland in January 2018 
-          National Museum of American History        Capezio Ballet shoes; William Skinner Nylon satin; 1946 
-          Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum        Ultraboost Shoe 
-          National Museum of American History        Anthony Van England Pro Model Vans shoes used by Oscar Loreto Jr. at the 2019 Summer XGames 
-          National Museum of American History        boots 
-          National Museum of the American Indian        Boots 
-          National Museum of American History        boots 
-          National Museum of American History        Red shoes 
-          National Museum of American History        shoes, pair of 
-          National Museum of American History        Shoes, worn by Duke Ellington 
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