1965 Tucson home photos: Life in a mobile home suits just fine
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The C. J. Farringtons found that life in a mobile home suited them after having lived in a larger home. The ease of maintenance made the smaller home ideal and they liked the neighborhood of Solana Y Sombra Trailer Home Estates on East Grant Road. The home was photographed by the Tucson Citizen in June, 1965.
1965 Tucson home photos: Life in a mobile home suits just fine
Updated1965 Tucson home photos: Life in a mobile home suits just fine
Updated1965 Tucson home photos: Life in a mobile home suits just fine
Updated1965 Tucson home photos: Life in a mobile home suits just fine
Updated1965 Tucson home photos: Life in a mobile home suits just fine
Updated1965 Tucson home photos: Life in a mobile home suits just fine
Updated1965 Tucson home photos: Life in a mobile home suits just fine
Updated1965 Tucson home photos: Life in a mobile home suits just fine
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