Getting there from here...

joey2665 · 04-06-2019, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by trfour

4,376 miles, to be exact.

Pic#1. This photo will give a size and length prospective, and many of the Park owners couldn't believe how my Dad backed that Big-Rig into some of the lots we stayed at...

Wow that’s a long trip with a rig like that. With all the stops I assume it took you about a month there and back.

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Descant · 04-06-2019, 04:19 PM

Trfour, lots of good stories here. Thank you for sharing. I wonder if the LIFE magazine story was the inspiration for the movie, "The Long Long Trailer" starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez. Here's the trailer, if you'll excuse the unavoidable pun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=Ucb9O8q1eOc

trfour · 04-06-2019, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Descant

Trfour, lots of good stories here. Thank you for sharing. I wonder if the LIFE magazine story was the inspiration for the movie, "The Long Long Trailer" starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez. Here's the trailer, if you'll excuse the unavoidable pun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=Ucb9O8q1eOc

Hi Descant,
The movie was actually based from the Book, " The Long Long Trailer ", written by Clinton Twiss that came out in 1951. The book was the chronicle of a couples year-long journey in a 28' Airway Zephyr ($4,200) towed by a Chrysler New Yorker convertible ($3,500) both purchased new just for the adventure.

trfour · 04-06-2019, 10:21 PM

The 1949 Buick Roadmaster was equipped with all of the bells and whistles of the day which included a back-up camera, just for hookup purposes. Here a still...

trfour · 04-06-2019, 10:38 PM

Our Uncle George was a Commercial Artist in New York and had some buddy photographers at Life Magazine, and he was the one to let the cat out of the bag to Life about our trip.

Pic#1. Uncle George's rendition of our journey out to California.

trfour · 04-07-2019, 09:48 PM

Mom mounted Uncle George's Cartoon drawing on a boarder board and had everyone who visited, Open House. and before we left, front and back full.

Pic#2. We visited the Morman Tabernacle in Salt Lake City Utah.

trfour · 04-07-2019, 10:47 PM

Pic#1. Playing Catch?

trfour · 04-08-2019, 12:09 PM

Packing up.

tis · 04-08-2019, 12:29 PM

Your poor mother? NINE kids???? She had to be amazing and to do a trip like that???

trfour · 04-08-2019, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by tis

Your poor mother? NINE kids???? She had to be amazing and to do a trip like that???

OH, YES!! She used to make all of our clothes, including suits for Church, cheerleader's out fits for my Sisters, she reupholstered furniture, wallpapered and painted, and cooked, OMG!! Between Her and my Dad, there wasn't anything they couldn't do.
After we got out to California, She even won " Queen For A Day!

garysanfran · 04-08-2019, 02:37 PM

Of old B&W photos...And the nostalgia that goes with it.

Do you recall what kind of camera(s) was (were) used? Rolleiflexes were common among journalists then. Common format was 4x5 and 4x6.

tis · 04-08-2019, 03:36 PM

Wow, tr, she truly deserved a medal!!

trfour · 04-08-2019, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by tis

Wow, tr, she truly deserved a medal!!

Hi Tis,
After being in California for awhile, we were Blessed by a new Sister Sandra, I guess to even up us siblings to 5 Girl's and 5 Boy's.

Pic#1. Sister Dianne and newborn Sandra.

Biggd · 04-09-2019, 10:23 AM

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Hi Tis,
After being in California for awhile, we were Blessed by a new Sister Sandra, I guess to even up us siblings to 5 Girl's and 5 Boy's.

Pic#1. Sister Dianne and newborn Sandra.

Your mother was truly a busy woman!

SIKSUKR · 04-09-2019, 01:35 PM

Just awesome stuff Terry!!! Love love love.And thanks Don for allowing this.

fatlazyless · 04-09-2019, 03:17 PM

Talk'n about old trailer trips from the 1950's towed with sedan style cars..... here's a movie ..... The Long Long Trailer (1953) with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz .... driving what looks like ..... just guessing here ..... a 1953 Mercury Monterey convertible w/ a 125-hp flathead V-8 .... and the trailer is a 36-foot, 1953 Redman 'New Moon' model.

Seems like a whole lot of trailer for a 125-hp gasoline motor..... on the mountain road .... must have had a three on the tree, manual, set up with a hill-climber 2nd gear and a heavy duty clutch!

"Say Lucy ...... oh Lucy ..... could you please get out and help with this trailer by giving it a push!"

This movie is a regular on Turner Classic Movies .... showing up every few months.

garysanfran · 04-09-2019, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Talk'n about old trailer trips from the 1950's towed by sedan passenger style cars..... here's a movie ..... The Long Long Trailer (1953) with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz .... driving what looks like ..... just guessing here ..... a 1953 Mercury Monterey convertible w/ a 125-hp flathead V-8
.... mountain road clip

This movie is a regular on TCM .... playing up every few months on Turner Classic Movies.

Watch it here. I did. Hilarious.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...6&&FORM=VRDGAR

trfour · 04-08-2019, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by garysanfran

Of old B&W photos...And the nostalgia that goes with it.

Do you recall what kind of camera(s) was (were) used? Rolleiflexes were common among journalists then. Common format was 4x5 and 4x6.

I do not recall Gary, but I would imagine by now you could find out online.

ApS · 04-09-2019, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by garysanfran

Of old B&W photos...And the nostalgia that goes with it. Do you recall what kind of camera(s) was (were) used? Rolleiflexes were common among journalists then. Common format was 4x5 and 4x6.

Rolleiflex (and Rolleicord) came onto the market in the 1960s, so the camera used was probably a 4x5 "Press camera". (Medium or Large format). Yashica "twin-lens" clones appeared about the same time—selling for less than $30! (Seeing their quality, I ordered three Yashicamat 124G cameras in the mid-1970s).

Among other medium-format cameras, I used a Pentax 645, Zeiss Nettar, and a most-excellent Kowa SLR.

This older (2x4, 6x6, 2¼x2¼) format is seeing a resurgence, with camera prices edging-up. (Mint-condition Yashica 124Gs are selling for 10x their original price)!

And why not? Large-format cameras claim a 480 megapixel quality.

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tis · 04-09-2019, 07:54 AM

Well, that explains it! I was trying to figure out if it was nine or ten. I guess the good thing is that she had plenty of helpers once the first ones got a little older.

trfour · 04-09-2019, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by ApS

Rolleiflex (and Rolleicord) came onto the market in the 1960s, so the camera used was probably a 4x5 "Press camera". (Medium or Large format). Yashica "twin-lens" clones appeared about the same time—selling for less than $30! (Seeing their quality, I ordered three Yashicamat 124G cameras in the mid-1970s).

Hi ApS,

Bout all I remember about the cameras Life used on our journey back in 1952 was they didn't use the canvas hoods and gun powder flashes.

joey2665 · 04-09-2019, 09:00 AM

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Hi ApS,

Bout all I remember about the cameras Life used on our journey back in 1952 was they didn't use the canvas hoods and gun powder flashes.

That’s is hilarious

I love it. I have so enjoyed this thread it is fantastic. ❤️

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trfour · 04-08-2019, 12:35 PM

Pic#1. On the Hudson.

Pic#2. Leaving New York headed to the Gettysburg National Military Park.

trfour · 04-06-2019, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by joey2665

Wow that’s a long trip with a rig like that. With all the stops I assume it took you about a month.

Yes Joey, 34 days, which I stated in post #5.

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Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,470 Thanks: 1,381 Thanked 1,665 Times in 1,084 Posts	Inspiration? Trfour, lots of good stories here. Thank you for sharing. I wonder if the LIFE magazine story was the inspiration for the movie, "The Long Long Trailer" starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez. Here's the trailer, if you'll excuse the unavoidable pun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=Ucb9O8q1eOc

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