Sneaky, Sneaky
Before you inquire, this isn’t an image of Fred Astaire’s footwear. In reality, what you’re observing is an archival law enforcement photo from 1924, featuring a police officer testing what was referred to as a ‘cow shoe.’
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Crafted from a metal strip affixed to a wooden block, these shoes were intricately carved to mimic a cow’s hoof. Moonshiners during the Prohibition era (1920-1933) wore them to conceal their footprints.