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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated June 27, 1962 partially reads, "An estimated 500 persons were hosted at a chuck wagon dinner at the Fireball Trailer factory in San Fernando Sunday evening to mark the kickoff of the Fireball Trailer Caravan to the Century 21 exposition in Seattle...A total of 97 trailers and 350 trailerists will make the trip. Represented are all makes and sizes, from compact 12 footers to luxurious 30-foot land-yachts. As for the caravanners themselves, they range from tots of two to senior citizens in their 70's."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Fireball Trailer Manufacturing, Inc. (San Fernando, Calif.) Recreational vehicle industry--California--San Fernando Industrial facilities--California--San Fernando Trailers--California--San Fernando Automobiles--California--San Fernando Mountains--California, Southern San Gabriel Mountains (Calif.) San Fernando (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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