Women's Fila Sneakers
notes: label: Description
content: This is a pair of black, women’s, size 8 Fila sneakers most likely worn by an immigrant during a Mexican-U.S. border crossing. The sneakers are very worn and split down the middle of both shoes horizontally. The sneakers were recovered at a dump site on the Arizona side of the border.
label: Description
content: Fila is an Italian company started by two brothers in 1911 as a textile business. Over the years, the company has grown and expanded into an international business fabricating sports attire. Their breakthrough line came in the 1970s, the White Line Collection, aimed specifically at tennis players but the company designs sportswear for all types of athletes today (2015).
place: label: place made
content: United States: Arizona
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content: American Enterprise
label: Exhibition
content: American Enterprise
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2013.3012.01
label: accession number
content: 2013.3012
label: catalog number
content: 2013.3012.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: sneakers
label: Object Name
content: pair of sneakers
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: synthetic fibers (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: rubber (soles material)
label: Physical Description
content: thread (embroidery material)
label: Measurements
content: overall (toe to heel): 11 in; 27.94 cm