Photographs: Bike Trip
When Orkin was 17 she wanted to see the 1939 World's Fair that was in New York City. She somehow managed to convince her parents to allow her to bicycle across the country. She hitch-hiked for the long distances, but ended up biking over 2000 miles through the big cities, and took many memorable photos everywhere she went.
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Bicycle Trip
New York El, 1939
Bicycle Trip
Lower Manhattan, 1939
Bicycle Trip
Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington D.C., 1939
Bicycle Trip
Washington Monument Through Wheel, Washington D.C., 1939
Bicycle Trip
Trylon and Perisphere, Times Square, NYC, 1939
Bicycle Trip
Hosteling in New Hampshire, 1939