Trailer but not Trash

See A trailer: My first home.

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My Sister found the above photo and posted it on Facebook. That's my sister, Nancy, with Mom by Mom and Dad's trailer. I was brought home to this home (the trailer) in August 1949.

I'm not sure if it was 1950 or 1951 but Dad and Mom had this home built (4029 Monroe Street, Fort Wayne)

A trailer: My first home

After WWII my Father returned to civilian life. That life was working on the road with A.T. & T. as a linesman. Mom and Dad and Sis lived in a trailer that could be towed behind a Mercury sedan. I have only seen one picture of the trailer and from what I remember it looked something like the above. By the time I was born, my family lived in a trailer park. The trailer had no indoor toilet. I lived in a trailer like this for the first several months of my life. Later Dad, Mom, Sis and moved into a small home in Fort Wayne. The 2nd picture shows that while we might have been poor, I was at least well-fed!

Comment to readers: I am doing this for my kids ... but feel free to look on! :). Updated on 8/24/14 w actual picture of the trailer with Mom and Nancy