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Friday, August 15, 2014
Housetrucks And Housebuses. The Way We Were...
It was the way we were.
There are some who wish life was like this still...
Wonderful! I think Josephine is my favourite .......it would be interesting to know what the dates are. I guess some of those people were agricultural workers rather than freedom campers?
I guess for some, back in the day, it was a matter of necessity - today, living like that would be a matter of choice, but for most of us who don't it would be a wonderful experience. Can almost feel the years wrapping around the imagination on viewing these.
Number 8 is the best because it has an open porch on top. All my friends would come over and I'd have dinner waiting and we would talk and have fun all night.
If this sort of stone-age "Car Campers" has appeal, and anyone would like more information and history, I can recommend Roger B. White's book "Home on the Road" for further reading.
As it happens, the vehicle depicted in photo #8 is known as "Conklin's Gypsy Wagon" and was the one of the images I used in my review of that book back in 2005. (Before anyone gets excited and thinks that my web site has reappeared, the link leads to an archived page, courtesy of the Wayback Machine at archive.org)
My Grandmother's uncle had a similar vehicle & would travel from Ohio to Alabama once a year. It was always an event & we "young 'un's" anticipated his arrival & looked forward to the joy of riding in his wonderful truck.
Wonderful! I think Josephine is my favourite .......it would be interesting to know what the dates are. I guess some of those people were agricultural workers rather than freedom campers?
ReplyDeleteso sweet! You brighten a rainy evening for me - again!!!
ReplyDeleteI guess for some, back in the day, it was a matter of necessity - today, living like that would be a matter of choice, but for most of us who don't it would be a wonderful experience. Can almost feel the years wrapping around the imagination on viewing these.
ReplyDeleteThere are some real beauties there -a few I can imagine chugging down some secondary road on the way to nowhere.
ReplyDeleteLove # 2 like # 9 .. lots of fun to be had in all these beauties I'll bet..
ReplyDeleteI think #2 is my favourite too...
DeleteNumber 8 is the best because it has an open porch on top. All my friends would come over and I'd have dinner waiting and we would talk and have fun all night.
ReplyDeleteHow could you not like staying in any of those wonderful vehicles?
ReplyDeleteI sure am glad you shared those with us!
Really nice , love the first one
ReplyDeleteIf this sort of stone-age "Car Campers" has appeal, and anyone would like more information and history, I can recommend Roger B. White's book "Home on the Road" for further reading.
ReplyDeleteAs it happens, the vehicle depicted in photo #8 is known as "Conklin's Gypsy Wagon" and was the one of the images I used in my review of that book back in 2005. (Before anyone gets excited and thinks that my web site has reappeared, the link leads to an archived page, courtesy of the Wayback Machine at archive.org)
My Grandmother's uncle had a similar vehicle & would travel from Ohio to Alabama once a year. It was always an event & we "young 'un's" anticipated his arrival & looked forward to the joy of riding in his wonderful truck.
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