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

   

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