Here is his report:
Oddly enough, the Depression was the height of the antique car craze. It was also the era of the wash basin, whatever else is in these old photos, a wash basin will be among 'em. Understandable. It's not like they stopped at motels, overnight roadside camping was what most everyone did on long trips, migrant or not.
We see the Okie migration as a near-Biblical epic, they saw it mostly as a lateral career move, unhandy and unwelcome, but there you are. The drive from Oklahoma to California on Route 66 was about 2,500 miles, call it five days.
An aside. When my kids were toddlers I told 'em the whole world was in black and white when I was their age, and I had the pictures to prove it. They grew up with a healthy sense of skepticism.
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