Front:
This Picture was taken Nov. 10, 1911.
WALKING TROM
MAINE
TO
CALIFORNIA
Weight 149 lbs.
WALKING FROM
MAINE
TO
CALIFORNIA
JOSEPH WILBUR PURKENS
Back:
Reminded me of your Boats
Principal Conditions of Trip
He started from Augusta, Maine, July 5, 1911,
and must finish at San Francisco, California, on
or before July 4, 1912.
He must travel a zigzag route of 9, 150 miles or
over, making an average of 25 miles a day for 366
days, 1912 being a Leap year.
He must carry an average of 30 pounds weight
He was not allowed to start with money, is not
allowed to accept money without giving satis-
factory value, and is not allowed to ask for any-
thing without making satisfactory paymeut.
He must not ride under any conditions what-
Twenty-Seven Minor Conditions
ever.
There are
Me
over
Paso, Santa Fe.
veston, El-
On to Gab
ity Hotel,
in Newkirk.
Zur P. stayed
night
puis E. Louise Arnold
Pirs
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