Verified or supported facts
- The starter records identify the Ford E-350, Route 66 trailer, date, location, and photographer.
- Publication permission for the photographic image was confirmed by rights owner the founding guitarist on July 29, 2026.
Firsthand memory
- The project's account frames the vehicle contrast as the visible scale of the world the band was entering.
Editorial inference
No editorial inference is attached.
Open questions
No uncertainty note is recorded.
Sources
Initial event record · Initial photograph record · Initial editorial record · Paul Simon Announces Fall US Concert Tour · Photographic publication rights confirmationRelated event
Second night: the van beside the busesRelated story
The Couch SongsRelated people
People unidentified or not recorded.Collections
The Essential 50The BeginningThe Paul Simon RunRelated archive records
December 1, 2011
After soundcheck at DPAC
Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham, North Carolina · PhotographTWF-PHO-2011-0003
2011
Paul Simon stage-access pass
Location unknown · PhotographTWF-PHO-2011-0004
December 3, 2011
Two in the morning, Duluth
Duluth, Georgia; hotel not identified · PhotographTWF-PHO-2011-0006
December 6, 2011