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GALLERY

STATE SIGNS

  1. Missouri.jpeg
  2. Montana.jpeg
  3. Nevada eb2 20.jpeg
  4. New Jersey I.jpeg
  5. New Mexico II.jpeg
  6. Washington.jpeg
  7. Vermont.jpeg
  8. Utah.jpeg
  9. Tennessee.jpeg
  10. South Carolina.jpeg
  11. Oregon.jpeg
  12. West Virginia.jpeg
  13. Kansas.jpeg
  14. Idaho.jpeg
  15. Florida 1.jpeg
  16. California.jpeg
  17. Mississippi.jpeg
  18. Maryland.jpeg
  19. Louisiana.jpeg
  20. Arizona II.jpeg
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Benjamin and Frances Graham took pictures at as many state signs as they could. To date, they do not have all 50 states, but I intend to complete the collection as best I can during my travels retracing their steps.

1960s

  1. Thurmont, MD 66 4.jpeg
  2. Thurmont, MD 66 3.jpeg
  3. Thurmont, MD 66 1.jpeg
  4. Spring Gulch, PA 65.jpeg
  5. Spring Gulch, PA 67 1.jpeg
  6. Sidney, Iowa 67 1.jpeg
  7. Roosevelt Nat Park, North Dakota 68 1.jp
  8. Spring Gulch, PA 65 5.jpeg
  9. worlds fair 65 .jpeg
  10. Yellowstone Falls 69.jpeg
  11. Yellowstone Park 69 4.jpeg
  12. Yellowstone Park 69 5.jpeg
  13. Zanesville, Ohio 67 1.jpeg
  14. Bridgman, Michigan 67 1.jpeg
  15. Black Hills, South Dakota 68 2.jpeg
  16. Niagara Falls, Canada 67 2.jpeg
  17. Thurmont, MD 66 4.jpeg
  18. Thurmont, MD 66 3.jpeg
  19. Thurmont, MD 66 1.jpeg
  20. Spring Gulch, PA 67 2.jpeg
  21. Spring Gulch, PA 65.jpeg
  22. Spring Gulch, PA 67 1.jpeg
  23. Spring Gulch, PA 65 5.jpeg
  24. Spring Gulch, PA 65 3.jpeg
  25. worlds fair 65 .jpeg
  26. Yellowstone Falls 69.jpeg
  27. Yellowstone Park 69 5.jpeg
  28. Zanesville, Ohio 67 1.jpeg
  29. Bridgman, Michigan 67 1.jpeg
  30. Black Hills, South Dakota 68 2.jpeg
  31. Niagara Falls, Canada 67 2.jpeg
  32. Yellowstone Park 69 4.jpeg
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When the Grahams began their travels in 1965, all three daughters were school age. What originally started as a means for travel and vacation turned into a family affair; the Grahams would center their travels across the United States on visiting their daughter. Within the next few years, the eldest daughter would enlist in the United States Air Force and was stationed in Omaha, Nebraska.

1970s

  1. Maine 70 1.jpeg
  2. Latoque, Quebec 71.jpeg
  3. Virginai Beach, VA 74.jpeg
  4. Virginia 72.jpeg
  5. Plymouth, Mass 71.jpeg
  6. Gaspe, Quebec 71.jpeg
  7. Fort Story, Cape Henry Virginia Beach 72
  8. Falling Waters, WV 79 9.jpeg
  9. Amarilla, Texas 78.jpeg
  10. Daniel Boone Camp, NC 72.jpeg
  11. Colorado 78 3.jpeg
  12. Falling Waters, WV 79 4.jpeg
  13. Fort Story, Cape Henry Virginia Beach 72
  14. La Turque, Canada 71.jpeg
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By the 1970s, the Grahams had already traveled thousands of miles. And now, instead of storing the their RV trailer in their shed in the back yard, they found a campsite where the RV trailer was stored when not in use.  The campsite, Jellystone Park was in Falling Waters, West Virginia. 

1980s

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  5. eb2 54.jpeg
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In 1981, both Benjamin and Frances retired. A surprise retirement party was thrown in their honor and then they were off. From November 9, 1981 to September 2, 1982, the Grahams were on what they called "The Big Trip." With most of their travel in Florida during the winter, they would continue towards the southwest. The Grahams would state later that they took this trip with the intention of scouting another city to call home and or decide if they wanted to stay on the road full-time.

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