Family Camping with Tent and Volkswagen Bus, Saint Petersburg, Florida, circa 1965
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Beginning in the 1930s, trailers promised family togetherness in a stylish unit that could be conveniently detached from the car. Even after manufacturers introduced fully integrated motorhomes, tourists enjoyed the comforts of home on the road with tent trailers like this one in Florida's Fort De Soto Park.
Beginning in the 1930s, trailers promised family togetherness in a stylish unit that could be conveniently detached from the car. Even after manufacturers introduced fully integrated motorhomes, tourists enjoyed the comforts of home on the road with tent trailers like this one in Florida's Fort De Soto Park.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1965
Subject Date
circa 1965
Creators
City News Bureau of Saint Petersburg
Place of Creation
United States, Florida, Saint Petersburg
Creator Notes
Issued by the City News Bureau of Saint Petersburg, Florida
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
87.135.1741
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Automobile Club of Michigan.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
Typed sheet adhered to back of image reads: CITY NEWS BUREAU / St. Petersburg, Florida / Fort De Soto Park's camping facilities / provide a vacation for the whole family. / Fresh water (and) ... serve the modern camper's / basic needs while nature's own beauty / lends the atmosphere. / CITY NEWS BUREAU PHOTO
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