Pair of sneakers worn by Fred Rogers on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
date: label: date made
content: 1960s
name: label: wearer
content: Rogers, Fred M.
label: maker
content: Sperry
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Pair of sneakers worn by Fred Rogers on the children's television program Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. The blue low top Sperry Top-Sider sneakers have white rubber soles and canvas upper, with flat cloth laces.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was produced by WQED-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and aired on public television across the nation from 1968 to 2001. Rogers began each episode by changing into a sweater and tennis shoes and singing, "Won't you be my neighbor?" An ordained Presbyterian minister and student of children's development and education, Rogers dedicated his television career to promoting children's emotional and moral well-being. His show, with its friendly conversational style and trips to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, encouraged young viewers to feel loved, respected, and special.
topic: label: Subject
content: Television
label: Subject
content: Children's television programs
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
label: Exhibition
content: Entertainment Nation
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Fred Rogers Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2019.0101.02
label: catalog number
content: 2019.0101.02
label: accession number
content: 2019.0101
objectType: label: Object Name
content: shoes
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: canvas (upper material)
label: Physical Description
content: rubber (sole material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (lace grommets material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 in x 4 in x 12 in; 10.16 cm x 10.16 cm x 30.48 cm
label: Measurements
content: part: left shoe: 3 1/2 in x 4 in x 11 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 10.16 cm x 29.21 cm