Question: Many alumni have explored the world after their time at Washington University. What did graduates Thomas Allen and William Sachtleben use to travel the world on a three-year post-graduation trip in the late 1800s?
Answer: B) Allen and Sachtleben biked about 18,000 miles through Europe, Asia and North America, taking photos to document their experience.
Learn more about their adventures from University Libraries, which held a special exhibit of their photos in 2015-16.
Congrats to this week’s winner, Sabine Wyas, who works in the Department of Surgery and will receive an “I Knew WashU” luggage tag!
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