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U S Shoes Across Armies Shaped by Cahill Collection
El Paso Aug 12 1911 Maj Cahill adutant general of the Second Massachusetts brigade and advertising manager of United Shoe Machinery Co led a shoe survey of nations fighting in Europe. His collection influenced American made models used by foreign armies and militia orders surpassed 20 000 pairs. The article compares various nations footwear from English Wellington boots to French infantry shoes and American standard models.
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el Paso
Wellington
Europe
United States
CP Cahill
Massachusetts
Cahill
United Shoe Machinery Company
Boston
Maj Cahill
George
Diacardad i Napoleon
Wallington
War Department
Quartermasters Department
U. S
William Ho Manson
The
Medical Corps
United States Army
Englih Infantry