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Two Weeks in America

From a life-sized statue of Glinda the Good Witch at the OZ Museum in Wamego, Kan., to a truck pull at the Sandwich Fair in Sandwich, Ill., Globe photographers captured it all. See the journey unfold in dozens of photographs.

Akashic Moves Belly Dancers help each other down from the stage after performing at the Hyde Park Street Fair in Boise, Idaho, on Sept 18. This was the first time the Hyde Park Street Fair had been held since the pandemic.
Carolyn Doyle Tharp-King sat in the sun during an event commemorating Colia Lafayette Clark Freedom Day at the historical Tabernacle Baptist Church in Selma, Ala., on Sept. 16.
Chef Sanmartino made gnocchi in the window at Pane & Vino in Miami Beach on Sept. 20.
Bob Nash, a retired dairy farmer who now leases his land in Monroe, Wash., to Hmong Farmers leads the way to the plots they farm on Sept. 20.
Contrasting fashion styles were seen at a bus stop on Market Street in Philadelphia on Sept. 18.
Tom McConnell petted Sadie as she wandered along the bar inside The Mint Bar, which has been serving customers since 1907 in Sheridan, Wyo., on Sept. 13.
A woman waited for her date outside of Felix Trattoria on Sept 19. in Venice Beach, Calif.
Javier Sandoval, 10, of Seattle played soccer along the waterfront in Seattle, Wash.
Christine Skoutelakis toured the Orion Lounge downstairs at the Green Lady Lounge in Kansas City, Mo., on Sept. 6.
Buddy Eaves, of Hermiston, Wash., hung out inside Greiner’s Radiator Exchange in Walla Walla, Wash., on Sept 19. The shop has the feeling of a museum with collected objects displayed behind glass cases and barber chairs arranged for people to drop by and visit.
A skateboarder enjoyed the skatepark at Venice Beach in Los Angeles on Sept. 19.
Holly Mathews (center) is twirled during dance lessons at the Central Valley Squares Dance Club in the Farmington Community Center in Unionville, Conn., on Sept. 19.
Puppeteers rehearsed the Hallowe’en Spooktacular show at Bob Baker Marionette Theater in Los Angeles on Sept 20. The oldest marionette theater in the country, Bob Baker founded the theater, along with Alton Wood, in 1963.
Dewayne Voborny used a scooter to ride through Neligh, Neb., carrying jars of honey with him on Sept 8. Voborny started out as a baker, then worked seasonal agriculture jobs before becoming a school bus driver and finally a honey dealer.
Dion Gulliver, a senior pastor at the historic Tabernacle Baptist Church in Selma, Ala., comforted his 5-month-old daughter, Otilya, in the church on Sept. 16.
David Koehnlein shared a moment with his fiancé, Meredith Allen, at the Love’s Travel Stop in Lee, Fla., on Sept. 19. The couple were returning home to Orlando after visiting family in Auburn, Ala.
Visitors took in the shops inside of Wall Drug in Wall, S.D.
Shelia Hadlow, also known as “Mama Rabbit,” of the Outcasts Motorcycle Club, prepared to depart Hot Springs, Ark., on Sept. 11. Members of her club, from Moonshine Hill, Texas, were in town for the Ladies in Leather motorcycle rally. Of her nickname she said, “I’m just everybody’s mama. It doesn’t mean I’m the oldest.”
The Rev. Bo Ireland hosted a yoga class in his Oklahoma City church, the Clark Memorial United Methodist Church, on Sept. 7.
Lyra Hungerford (right), 7, rested with her sister, Aria, 9 before they performed with Akashic Moves Belly Dance at the Hyde Park Street Fair in Boise, Idaho.
Owner-operator Willie Sells worked on customer Rudy Wilson at Tee’s Barbershop at Black Wall Street Corridor in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Okla., on Sept. 9.
A child sprinted down a path as seen from the top of Camel's Back Park, an 11-acre urban park in Boise, Idaho, on Sept 18.
A couple enjoyed swimming in the Gulf of Mexico in Panama City Beach, Fla., on Sept, 17.
Ja’el Johnson, 7, of Charleston, W.Va., got her picture taken with park characters on her first trip to Hersheypark in Pennsylvania for her birthday.
Artist Sara Cowan explained the MIX-TAPE exhibit at Factory Obscura in Tulsa, Okla., on Sept. 8. Each room explored a different emotion, this being Joy.

Akashic Moves Belly Dancers help each other down from the stage after performing at the Hyde Park Street Fair in Boise, Idaho, on Sept 18. This was the first time the Hyde Park Street Fair had been held since the pandemic. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

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Credits
  • Reporters: Julian Benbow, Diti Kohli, Hanna Krueger, Emma Platoff, Annalisa Quinn, Jenna Russell, Mark Shanahan, Lissandra Villa Huerta
  • Photographers: Erin Clark, Pat Greenhouse, Jessica Rinaldi, and Craig F. Walker
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  • Managing editor: Stacey Myers
  • Photo editors: William Greene and Leanne Burden Seidel
  • Video editor: Anush Elbakyan
  • Digital editor: Christina Prignano
  • Design: Ryan Huddle
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  • Additional research: Chelsea Henderson and Jeremiah Manion