Chas. Nigg, Maquoketa, IA. Nov. 19, 1912
- Collection
- Description
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Real photo postcard of Charles Nigg standing in a street in Maquoketa, Iowa. A large crowd of people stand in the background, including members of the Maquoketa Concert Band with instruments. Mr. Nigg wields a wheelbarrow painted with a message: "From Maquoketa, Iowa to the Pacific Coast or bust!" Charles Nigg paid off a bet relating to the presidential election of 1912 by walking from Iowa to Long Beach, California.
- Creation Date
- 1912
- Physical Description
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1 photograph : gelatin silver print ; 9 x 14 cm (postcard format)
- Material Details
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still image
- Note
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From Maquoketa, Iowa to the Pacific Coast or bust!
Title from caption in negative.
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- Language
- No linguistic content; Not applicable
- Identifier
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Mms: 991023415238606535
- Copyright
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Public domain (US)
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- Digital Object Made Available By
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Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca)
- Last Modified
2022-02-02