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  • Collection: UIS History Harvest 2022 - The Great Road Trip

Koepke_Chris_Logan_Scan_B_3.pdf
This photo was taken by Logan with a drone while down in Palm Springs on vacation to golf with friends.

Koepke_Chris_Logan_Scan_B_8.pdf
Chris used this passport from 1980 to 1983. It includes stamps from London and Kenya. Chris went from London to Scotland in 1983 for a 1 month trip with his brother, Phil. In that time, Chris went to 17 golf courses, stayed in a haunted castle, and…

Copeland_Catherine_Scan_B_1_a (1).pdf
Contributors father is in the photos as a secret service agent, serving as head detail for First Lady Pat Nixon.

Copeland_Catherine_Scan_B_1_b.pdf
Photo of President Nixon with his hands in the air as his motorcade moves down the road. Pat Nixon sits on the back of the convertible. In the background of the photo is a "Pat for First Lady" sign

To the right of the President is Vernon Copeland. He had attended Browns Business College and "could type like nobodies business" (100 words per minute on a typewriter). He was recruited by the Secret Service in the 1950s and retired around 1980.

Copeland_Catherine_Photo_4 .JPG
Father, Vernon Copeland, in secret service, in charge of Mrs. Nixon's body guard detail. A picture of him holding her purse. Mrs. Nixon was in the restroom.

Amber_Owen_Scan_A_9A.pdf
Amber went sand-boarding at National Sand Dunes Park in southern Colorado. Wanted to have this moment documented because the landscape doesn't look like America or any other place in the world.

Meckes_Michelle_Scan_B_1.tif
Photograph of Michelle Meckes' father in his favorite car. This car was a 1971 Chevy Impala. Michelle Meckes stated that he had the car since 1974 and that he drove this car every chance he got, often going for drives in the country.

Koepke_Chris_Logan_Scan_B_7.pdf
Logan went to Portland, OR for a vacation with friends and family to golf. The most memorable aspect of this trip for Logan was how much he hated the city. The only redeeming factor of Portland was how beautiful the city looked at night.

Copeland_Trisha_Scan_B_1_a.pdf
Photos of daily life in Tetouan, Morocco. Trisha Copeland spent 1988-1990 in Morocco. These photos were taken during her time in the peace corp. She joined because she was at a point in her life where she wanted to travel, see the world. She was not…
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