Object Record
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Metadata
Accession number |
1997.006 |
Object Identification Number |
1997.006.003.002 |
Object Name |
Boot |
Donor |
Isley, Lorraine |
Description |
A black leather boot, part of a pair. The boot is tied to the other in the pair with material that goes through loops that are in the top of each boot. The boot is the proper right of the pair and was worn during World War One. A small, thick heel is on the heel portion. Along the edge of the sole, there are nails holding the sole to the sides. The boot hits below the knee. There are some areas of stitching on the outside of the boot where pieces of leather are stitched together. No other notable distinctions on the boot. |
Dimensions |
H-12 W-4 L-11 inches |
Owned By |
Madsen, Axel |
Used By |
Madsen, Axel |
Material |
Leather |
Associated People |
Madsen, Axel Isley, Lorraine |
Search Terms |
Madsen, Axel Isley, Lorraine World War I WWI |
Provenance |
The boots were worn by Axel Madsen in World War I. History: Donor is the niece of Axel Madsen. Axel Madsen was born April 30, 1896, in Asnes, Denmark to Christin and Patrina (Rasmussen) Madsen. He came to America early in 1917 from Copenhagen aboard the Frederik VIII. He immigrated to the Dike, IA area and gained his citizenship through military service. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1918 and discharged in 1919. Axel had one brother and two sisters. None immigrated to the U.S. Axel belonged to the Danish Brotherhood in America and the American Legion, as well as the Odd Fellows Lodge. Axel married the donor's aunt, Elvina Olsen Nielsen, on March 21, 1958 when he was 62. He had not been married previously. He has a stepson, Edwin Nielsen, of Princeton, MN. Until his marriage, Axel was a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls, and after he joined the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Waterloo, IA. He worked at Viking Pump Company in Cedar Falls. Axel died September 11, 1995. |
Images |
153\1997006003002.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
01/17/1997 |