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Custom Cowboy Boots: The Kansas Story
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October 19, 2008 from 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm |
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| Where | Wabaunsee County Museum - Alma KS |
| Contact Name | Alan Winkler |
| Contact Email | wabcomuseum@embarqmail.com |
| Contact Phone | 785-765-2200 |
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Opening Reception of the Traveling Museum Exhibit featuring Kansas Cowboy Boots!
Opening on October 16th, at the Wabaunsee County Museum is the traveling exhibit "Custom Cowboy Boots: The Kansas Story." This exciting exhibit explores the development of the cowboy boot in Kansas from its earliest appearance on the cattle trails to the present day.
Cowboys typically purchased thier boots when they received their wages at the end of the trail, in such Kansas towns as Abilene, Wichita, and Dodge City.
Although no single boot maker can accurately claim to have created the cowboy boot, research indicates that the high-heeled, below the knee boot was actually a collaborative process between cowboy and boot maker.
This exhibit examines changes in boot fashion, begining with the plain work boots of the nineteenth century, to the fancy, colorful boots worn by the singing cowboys of the early twentieth century. It concludes with a section focusing on the current boot makers who continue the tradition of making custom cowboy boots in Kansas.
"Custom Cowboy Boots: The Kansas Story" was produced by the Kansas State Historical Society with major funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, and is being toured by the Kansas Interpretive Traveling Exhibit Service.
Visit or call the Wabaunsee County Museum, 227 Missouri, Alma KS, 785-765-2200 for details. Custom Cowboy Boots: The Kansas Story will be open for viewing from Oct 16th until Nov 4th from 10am to 4pm. Admission to the exhibit and related programming is free.
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