52 Wonderful Color Pics Document the Trailer Life of an American Family During the 1950s
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These wonderful pics from Leon Reed were taken by his father Walter Reed that documented the trailer life of his family around the United States during the 1950s.
Picnic by the side of the road, 1953 |
Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, VA, 1953 |
Florida State Line, March 1953 |
Getting a load of slag, Warren, Ohio, 1953 |
Leaving for Florida, March 1953 |
On the beach at Daytona, 1953 |
Our car and trailer, driving on Daytona Beach, Florida, 1953 |
Our trailer in Christians Trailer Park, Morrison, VA, 1953 |
Playing in the sand, somewhere in South Carolina, March 1953 |
Snowstorm on the second day of our trip to Florida, Winchester, VA, 1953 |
Trailer park in Florida, 1953 |
Trailer park in Ormond Beach, Florida, 1953 |
Campsite at Cumberland Falls State Park, KY, 1954 |
Car and trailer along road in Tennessee, 1954 |
Car, trailer, lake at Bass Lake Beach, Indiana, 1954 |
Family at campground, Hayes State Park, MI, 1954 |
Jan jumping rope, trailer park in Lexington, KY, 1954 |
Lunch by the side of the road, with our trailer and some cows joining the party, 1954 |
Picnic table, Raccoon Creek State Park, PA, 1954 |
Campground at Rollins Pond, Adirondack State Park, New York, 1955 |
Campsite and trailer, Island Lakes Recreation Area, MI, 1955 |
Campsite at Cayuga Lake State Park, NY, 1955 |
Campsite at trailer park in Franklin, PA, August 1955 |
Campsite with Esso station at Mount Bromley, Vermont, 1955 |
Campsite, Cloverleaf Trailer Park, Pittsburgh, 1955 |
Car and trailer at Rogers Rock sign, Adirondacks, New York, 1955 |
Car, trailer, and cabins, Sterling-Monroe Beach State Park, MI, 1955 |
Jan and I pose with Grandpa Reed in the driveway, Ohio, 1955 |
Picnic at Cook Forest, PA, 1955 |
Bear by the road in Yellowstone, 1956 |
Boardwalk at Homestake Mine, Lead, SD, 1956 |
Campsite in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 1956 |
Car and trailer at 12,110 feet, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 1956 |
First boardwalk of the trip, Yankton, SD, 1956 |
Jan and me in the Badlands, SD, 1956 |
Mom and Jan at 9666 feet – Powder River Pass, Wyoming, 1956 |
Mount Rushmore, 1956 |
Reed and Morris family picnic at Cook Forest, PA, 1956 |
Reed and Morris kids between the two trailers, PA, 1956 |
Trailer in Badlands National Monument, SD, 1956 |
Campsite at Miles Standish State Forest, MA, 1957 |
Clear Creek State Park, PA, 1957 |
Covered bridge at Beaverskill Campsite, Catskills, New York, 1957 |
Entrance to Skyline Caverns, Virginia, 1957 |
Mom, Jan and me at campground, Myles Standish State Forest, MA, 1957 |
Parked along the street in Mannheim, PA, 1957 |
Camping area at Holland (Michigan) State Park, 1958 |
Campsite along St. Lawrence River, Alexandria, NY, 1959 |
Car and trailer at campsite, Canisbay Lake, Algonquin Provincial Park, 1959 |
Entrance sign for Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, 1959 |
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