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Bronze Shoe of Jacob Kohn, Montgomery, Alabama

Bronze shoe, 11 3/4 inches long, belonging to Jacob Kohn (1829-1897). Kohn, a shoemaker who immigrated from Bavaria in the 1840s, became superintendent and later owner of a Confederate shoe factory in Montgomery, Alabama, during and after the Civil War. The shoe is in excellent condition and is a material artifact relating to his life and career.

Associated People/Businesses

Kohn, Jacob (1829-1897)

Geography

Montgomery

Subjects

Shoemaking
Clothing and Dress
Alabama History
Civil War
Reconstruction Era

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Objects Box 4