Pants worn by Earl Shaffer while hiking the Appalachian Trail
Pants worn by Earl Shaffer while hiking the Appalachian Trail
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- Description (Brief)
- Pair of blue cotton work pants with a zipper fly and hook and eye closure. These were worn by the donor, Earl Shaffer during his 1998 walk through of the Appalachian Trail at age 80. This was the last of three times Shaffer walked the entire length of the 2,180 miles of the Appalachian Trail, his first walk was in 1948 and his second was in 1965. The Appalachian Trail is one of the longest continuously marked footpaths in the world traveling through fourteen states along the Appalachian mountain range from Springer Mountain, Georgia, to the Trail’s northern end in Katahdin, Maine.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Pants
- pants, hiking
- user
- Shaffer, Earl
- maker
- Dickies
- Physical Description
- fabric, cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 92.5 cm x 48.5 cm; 36 7/16 in x 19 1/8 in
- ID Number
- 2002.0195.02
- accession number
- 2002.0195
- catalog number
- 2002.0195.02
- subject
- Sports
- Hiking
- recreational
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Sport and Leisure
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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