The Kentucky Derby draws in people from all over the country, if not the world. We decided to go into the infield to find a person from each state. Within minutes, we had a dozen states down, people eager to sign the neon pink "Looking for all 50 states" sign we carried around - the inebriated not taking no for an answer.
See the faces below.
Arizona
Texas, Colorado, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Ohio (in unknown order)
Maryland
Indiana
Florida
North Carolina
Wisconsin
Illinois
Michigan
New Jersey
Kentucky
Missouri
Washington
California
Minnesota
Ohio
Alabama
Virginia
Hawaii
Maine
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Tennessee
Arkansas
Idaho
Iowa
Vermont
Oregon
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
North Dakota
New Mexico
Georgia, feat. New Mexico
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Kansas
Montana
Delaware
Louisiana
Mississippi
Utah (here for his bacholor party!)
West Virginia
Alaska
Nevada
BONUS:
Washington, D.C.
Canada
Spain
Photos: Michelle Eigenheer