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