Edward Payson Weston, 1879, detail

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Depicted ContentEdward Payson Weston reaches Chicago on his 1238 mile walk from Portland, Maine with a day to spare.

Depicted ContentEdward Payson Weston reaches Connecticut on his 1200 mile walk from Portland, Maine to Chicago.

Depicted ContentEdward Payson Weston sets out to walk from Portland, Maine to Chicago in thirty days.

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Edward Payson Weston

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The Picture Collection of the New York Public Library, NYPL Digital Gallery

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First appeared in Harper's Weekly, July 12, 1879

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