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Alexander Duncan emigrated from Scotland in 1866. After hearing that Wellsville needed a shoemaker, he and his family settled in Cache Valley where he rain a shoe repair shop.

These shoes were made by Andreas Peterson & Sons of Logan.

These tack boxes belonged to Charles Hills Baker (1845-1929). Tacks are used to attach and secure shoe heels and soles.

Gift of V. Kaye Nelson and Nedra Mazrun

Made by Belcher Bros. and Co. of New York. A foot rule is used to measure feet to determine shoe size. The small wooden wedge piece glides up and down to measure the foot.

Charles Hills Baker arrived in Utah in 1877 and was a prominent shoemaker in Cache Valley.

https://library.loganutah.org/quickimages/Research%20_Learn/LocalHistory/Maps/Birds_Eye_Full.jpg A bird's-eye view of Logan City in 1875

A painting of a shoemaker originally entitled Der Schumacher.

A stereoscopic view of Logan Canyon, looking West.

These buttons were made and mounted by Henry Worley (1827-1924), an early Cache Valley settler. 19th-century shoe and clothing buttons were made of porcelain or ceramic and covered with cloth.

Gift of Martha W. Wahlen

Made by I.P. Hyde Company. This tool belonged to Charles Hills Baker and was used to shave or trim the edges of leather heels and soles.

Gift of V. Kaye Nelson