• Description: Bertha Kimball and Mae Lille, depicted in their postcard dressed as American soldiers from World War I, undertook a journey on foot from Indianapolis, Indiana, to San Francisco, California. This trek covered approximately 2'500 miles
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: New York magazine, vol. 14, 1981.
  • Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Walking from Indpls to Frisco
Precursori, Forerunners, Précurseurs
Viaggi stravaganti, Weird travels, Voyages insolites
Globetrotter contemporanei, Contemporary globetrotters, Globetrotteurs contemporains
Personaggi fittizi, Fictional character, Personnages de fiction

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