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Coast to Coast: 1924

April 26, 1924. "Walking from San Francisco to New York for his health, W.E. Campbell stops at the White House. He left California Oct. 23, 1923." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.

April 26, 1924. "Walking from San Francisco to New York for his health, W.E. Campbell stops at the White House. He left California Oct. 23, 1923." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.

 

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Mr. Campbell's expression

At first glance I though he looked a bit grouchy, but when the image was enlarged the kind of determination it took to undertake such an epic trip was what I saw. I hope it was a complete success and that he was able to live a good life and make other such inspiring quests.

I own those coveralls!

I have an identical pair of coveralls, in quite similar condition, that I wear for dirty jobs around the house. They were sealed-up in a knee-wall attic when my house was built in 1925. My best guess is that they belonged to an insulator, who would have taken them off on a warm day, only to lose them when the lathers came along and sealed them up.

By good fortune, they fit me perfectly. While in the bottom quintile today, I would have been of quite average build ninety years ago.

Unless

Unless you've got the latest in sneaker technology no one's gonna try it today.
...and don't forget a sponsor.

Such primitive conditions

Just think, he did this without being able to start every morning with a grande caramel macchiato from the corner Starbucks!

It's all relative

He may be tired and footsore, but he seems in a lot better shape than either his coveralls or his banner.

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