Budd's Baby Shoes, c. 1900
Title
Budd's Baby Shoes, c. 1900
Description
An advertisement for Budd's Baby Shoes, with the portrait presumedly being Budd and the photo depicting the production zone for the products.
Colonel J.F. Budd began Budd's Baby Shoes in Burlington City, New Jersey. At its peak, the company had 13 factories in Burlington City alone, and was the biggest company in the country that sold exclusively baby shoes.
In the 1900s. Colonel Budd lived part of the year in Fort Pierce and part of the year in Burlington City.
He owned homes on Indian River Drive called "Spring Cottages". They were on the property of the Old Fort. He also sponsored a local baseball team, The Rose Budds.
Colonel J.F. Budd began Budd's Baby Shoes in Burlington City, New Jersey. At its peak, the company had 13 factories in Burlington City alone, and was the biggest company in the country that sold exclusively baby shoes.
In the 1900s. Colonel Budd lived part of the year in Fort Pierce and part of the year in Burlington City.
He owned homes on Indian River Drive called "Spring Cottages". They were on the property of the Old Fort. He also sponsored a local baseball team, The Rose Budds.
Creator
Florida Photographic Concern (Fort Pierce, Fla.)
Source
Scanned donation of Robert U. Gladwin.
Date
1895-1905
1900s
Rights
Public Domain
Format
4 x 5 Glass plate negative.
Type
Still image
Identifier
H 626
Collection
Citation
Florida Photographic Concern (Fort Pierce, Fla.), “Budd's Baby Shoes, c. 1900,” St. Lucie Digital History, accessed October 21, 2026, https://stluciedigitalhistory.org/items/show/148.