Ryder Mobile Homes Park Collection

Woman and child at water spout
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Summary: The collection documents trailer park life, particularly the Ryder Mobile Homes Park founded by Ralph Ryder in New Haven, Connecticut in 1930.

Type: Collection descriptionsArchival materialsAdvertisementsBusiness recordsPhotographsTrade catalogs

Author: Ryder Mobile Homes, Inc.Names: Ryder, RalphDonor: Zink, Philip G.Zink, Scott

Identifier: NMAH.AC.0777

Topic: Mobile home industryRecreational vehicle industryRecreational vehicle livingRecreational vehiclesMobile home livingMobile homesMobile home parks

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Topic: Mobile home parks
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Woman and child at water spout or pump, fetching water, Ryder Mobile Home Park, Connecticut : black-and-white photoprint

Collector
Ryder Mobile Homes, Inc.
Donor
Ryder Mobile Homes, Inc.
Collection Author
Ryder Mobile Homes, Inc.

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