Red Wing Shoe Company, Red Wing, Minnesota, 1950s Postcard Reproduction

Name: Red Wing Shoe Company, Red Wing, Minnesota, 1950s Postcard Reproduction
SKU: 3922
Price: 9.50 USD
Availability: InStock

$9.50

Category: Postcard Tags: 20th century, antique, Goodhue County, Highway 61, historic, history, Minnesota, Mississippi River, old, postcard, Red Wing, Red Wing Minnesota, Red Wing Shoe, Stationery, vintage, vintage postcard

Description

Historic view of the Red Wing Shoe factory in Red Wing, Minnesota, from the 1950s. a main street shoe merchant called Charles Beckman spotted a demand for comfortable, durable work boots yet there was no supply. So in 1905, he set up Red Wing Shoe Company, taking its name and logo, by way of a commemorative gesture, from a Native American called Red Wing, the leader of the original inhabitants of the upper Mississippi River territory.

Red Wing is a city on the Mississippi River in Goodhue County on US Highway 61 with a population of 16,459 at the 2010 census.

A bit of history, fantastic for dropping friends or family a note the old-fashioned way, and makes a great gift! This is a reproduction of the original 1925 postcard. Postcard image from LakesnWoods.com.

4″ x 6″ postcards