In 1939, when my dad was 20 years old, he took a road trip with his family from Colorado to Tijuana and back, stopping at many sights along the way. As it says on the top of the helmet: "A grand trip through 11 states, 2 national parks, 1 national monument, 1 outside nation, 1 Pacific Island playground, and a movie studio."
Dad recorded his trip on a pith helmet he took along. The pith helmet serves as both a map and an autograph book. I imagine that everyone who signed this helmet has long since passed over to the great beyond. I am very happy to still possess that souvenir.
(You can click on any picture to see it bigger--please do!"
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Hi Cyd. You're so thoughtful to write about the pith helmet. By the way, Dill was his step father...Dillworth Halls. Dad used the same ink on the pith helmet as he did on his photo albums. That was quite a trip for 2 weeks!
ReplyDeleteDo you have any photos from that 1939 trip?
DeleteYou also have a family tree you made up, don't you?
Wouldn't it be a fun documentary to retrace the trip and look up the families they stayed with in 1939? I wonder if any of them have pictures from when the Halls/Puetts stayed with them in '39.
Thanks for the name. I've updated the article.
DeleteI've also just taken more photos of the helmet in order to trace the entire route.