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Andrew Payne, Bunion Derby

Andrew Payne, Bunion Derby Foyil Oklahoma Blair Native Americana
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Stock #:845989
Type: Postcard
Era: Real Photo
City: Foyil
State: Oklahoma (OK)
County: Rogers
Artist: Blair
Publisher: Blair Photo
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
Additional Details:
In 1928 Andy, a member of the Cherokee tribe, won a trans-continental foot race called the “Bunion Derby”. The event began in Los Angeles on March 24, 1928, and ended on May 26, 1928, in New York, a distance of 3,423.5 miles. Crossing the finish line 84 days after the race began, Payne’s total running time was 573 hours, 4 minutes, 34 seconds, at an average speed of six miles per hour. After he won the footrace and received the $25,000 prize, he used the money to pay off the mortgage on his father’s farm.
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