Wally Byam grave

Wally Byam

Wallace Merle "Wally" Byam, (1896-1962) was one of the pioneer manufacturers of the travel trailer. He founded the company, Airstream Inc. From the 1930s until his death in 1962, Byam was a leader in developing both a romance and enthusiasm associated with the automobile and recreational vehicle culture as well as product features as the United States became increasingly focused on highways and automobile travel.

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• Page 157 - Sides, H., 2004, Americana: Dispatches from the New Frontier: Anchor Books, New York, 450P.
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