Name/Title
Airstream People, 1973Entry/Object ID
2007-012.F407PDescription
Airstream People, 1973. These four black and white contact print strips were created for the Lacey Leader newspaper. These images show people involved in an Airstream travel trailer event which took place on the Saint Martin's campus. Image 9 shows an older woman (Gladys Argue) with glasses wearing a long coat lifting the window cover on the back of an Airstream travel trailer. A second Airstream is visible in the background. This image is oriented horizontally. Image 10 is nearly identical to the previous image, but here the image is oriented vertically. Image 11 shows an older man (Mac McDonald) and woman (Bernice McDonald) standing at the open door of an Airstream travel trailer. The woman is up on the stairs of the trailer, and she is wearing glasses and a short cardigan. The man is standing on the ground and is wearing a crew-style sweatshirt. Both peole are facing toward the right-hand side of the image frame. This image is oriented horizontally. Image 12 is very similar to the previous image, but here the woman on the trailer's stairs is looking toward the camera. This image is oriented vertically. Image 13 shows an older man (Orville Taylor) wearing a brimmed wicker hat, a striped Western-style shirt and thick gloves looking down at an pipe-like apparatus projecting vertically from a trailer hitch. Two propane tanks mounted on the trailer hitch are visible at the right-hand side of the image. The back end of a car is partially visible at the left-hand edge of the image frame. Image 14 shows the man grabbing the apparatus. Image 15 is very similar to the previous image, but here the photographer has zoomed in slightly on the man. Image 16 shows an older woman ( in glasses standing outside of an Airstream travel trailer. She is wearing a badge hanging from her neck. At the top of the badge is printed "CALIFORNIA." She is looking toward the camera and appears to be speaking. Image 17 is very similar to the previous image, but here the photographer has zoomed out slightly from the woman. Image 18 shows several parked Airstream travel trailers. The trailer nearest to the camera occupies most of the left-hand side of the image frame. Painted on this trailer is the state of Illinois, with the cities of Peoria and Bartonville labeled. In larger text, this sign reads "The Brown's" and "ARLENE & GENE." In the image middleground a man can be seen standing next to the open trunk of a car. Image 19 shows the same parked Airstreams, but here the photographer has moved outward from the trailers. The pavilion on Saint Martin's campus is visible behind the Airstreams. The cab of an automobile occupies the image foreground. Image 33 shows an older woman (Birdie Peak) with glasses wearing a patterned vest over a short-sleeved, collared shirt. She has a badge hanging around her neck which reads "CALIFORNIA," "SAN JOAQUIN UNIT" and "Birdie Peak." There is also a circular logo on the badge, but the text is too small to read. This woman has her left hand resting on a wall. This wall does not reach all of the way to the ground, and is supported on wooden posts embedded in the concrete floor. She is looking at the wall. There is a small notice on the wall next to her hand, but the text on the notice is too small to read. Image 34 is very similar to the previous image, but here the photographer has moved closer to the wall, making a wide passageway behind the woman visible. Image 35 is very similar to the previous image, but here the photographer has zoomed in closer to the woman's face. The notice on the wall is visible in this image, and it has to do with parking regulations during an Airstream event. The logo on the woman's badge is also readable, and it reads "WALLY BYAM CARAVAN CLUB INTERNATIONAL, INC."
These images were captured for use with a story in the Lacey Leader newspaper concerning an Airstream travel trailer enthusiasts gathering in Lacey, Washington. (Various articles, Lacey Leader, 8/15/1973).Made/Created
Date made
1973 - 1973Place
City
LaceyCounty
ThurstonState/Province
WashingtonCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaNotes
Date: 08-15-1973
Medium: Photographic Paper/Photographic EmulsionLexicon
Search Terms
People, Transportation, Events, Saint Martin's Capital Pavilion, Saint Martin's College, Airstreamer RallyRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Birdie PeakPerson or Organization
Bernice McDonaldPerson or Organization
Mac McDonaldPerson or Organization
Orville Taylor