Comments on: 70-YEAR OLD TOURIST CROSSES U. S. ON BICYCLE (Jan, 1929) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/11/19/70-year-old-tourist-crosses-u-s-on-bicycle/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:33:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Steven Scharf http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/11/19/70-year-old-tourist-crosses-u-s-on-bicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-1076405 Steven Scharf Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:59:10 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=8441#comment-1076405 The article was from Janaury 1929 so he was actually doing this in 1928, before the crash happened in October of 1929. The crash itself only really affected those who got sucked in to investing all of their money in the market. It precipitated the depression over the next couple of years. Steven Scharf SCSMedia@aol.com The article was from Janaury 1929 so he was actually doing this in 1928, before the crash happened in October of 1929. The crash itself only really affected those who got sucked in to investing all of their money in the market.

It precipitated the depression over the next couple of years.

Steven Scharf
SCSMedia@aol.com

]]> By: hailee http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/11/19/70-year-old-tourist-crosses-u-s-on-bicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-1074799 hailee Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:22:45 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=8441#comment-1074799 hello I found an image on google that you have on your site, I cant find it and would dearly love to know where you sourced it from as i would like to buy it. If you could let me know that would be fantastic. hello I found an image on google that you have on your site, I cant find it and would dearly love to know where you sourced it from as i would like to buy it.

If you could let me know that would be fantastic.

]]> By: Dave http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/11/19/70-year-old-tourist-crosses-u-s-on-bicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-1072779 Dave Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:24:36 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=8441#comment-1072779 Wonder what happened to him? Touring the US during the depression can't have been the most safe... Did he carry money? Did he work to pay his way? Did he beg? Wonder what happened to him? Touring the US during the depression can’t have been the most safe… Did he carry money? Did he work to pay his way? Did he beg?

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