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Posing by the bowtop

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Youngsters in the bowtop.
Youngsters and the bowtop.

This is a beautiful painted bowtop next to a more modern caravan.  I suspect this image is from one of the large fairs in Britain but I can’t find information on it.  It looks like the ladies are done up in their finest for the photo.

This is part of a series of images, mostly Romany, Irish and Scottish Travellers collected from around the internet.  Many of these historic images found on the web are without citation.  When a clear link to a source is found, I try to include it.  If a source is known, please pass it on and I will gladly include it or remove it if necessary.

Travellers….

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A family and its dogs.
A family and its dogs.
This is part of a series of images, mostly Romany, Irish and Scottish Travellers collected from around the internet.  Many of these historic images found on the web are without citation.  When a clear link to a source is found, I try to include it.  If a source is known, please pass it on and I will gladly include it or remove it if necessary.

Jed and Hilary’s Power Wagon Vardo

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As unveiled at Winter Count 2014 near Maricopa, Arizona.

DSCN4000This classic kite shaped beauty is built into the bed of an old Dodge Power Wagon.  Like all projects of this nature, she’s a work in progress but is already and awe-inspiring thing of beauty.

DSCN4001The layout is a traditional elevated cross-bed with a kitchen down one side with additional storage and seating down the other.  A clever table is concealed under the counter and pulls out to be utilized from side-by-side seating.

DSCN4002The tail gate porch is an excellent addition to the space.

DSCN4003 DSCN4004Best of luck to both Jed and Hilary in their future adventures.

Road Check

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Safety Check!
Safety Check!

For those who know the Snail, you might notice something different.  I’m making a little post about the new look but I just loved the sunset picture from today after work.  I have a very short window of light at the end of the work day but try to use it best I can.  More changes to come in the very near future.

I am hating my job so much right now I’m ready to jump in and run away.  Bad people can really ruin your day no matter how much you try to make things better.

I’ll get more pictures up soon.

The Conklin House Bus

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15conklin_gypsy-vanRoland and Mary Conklin of Huntington, N.Y., made house-car travel a family experience. Their bus factory built the Gypsy Van, shown above, and in the summer of 1915, the Conklin family set out to see America.

Photo & caption courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution,
the Huntington Historical Society (New York),
and Home on the Road: The Motor Home in America,
a book by Roger White

Found at http://www.oldwoodies.com/gallery-rv.htm