50 Wonderful Color Pics Document the Trailer Life of an American Family During the 1950s _ US
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 |
