The "Vagabonds" Camp Site on Witt Farm near Tazewell, Virginia, 1918
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In August 1918, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and naturalist John Burroughs embarked on a camping trip through the central Appalachian Mountain range. The self-named Vagabonds enjoyed hiking, exploring, sightseeing and just being in each other's company. The group occasionally chose campsites in local farmer's fields -- like this one near Tazewell, Virginia.
In August 1918, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and naturalist John Burroughs embarked on a camping trip through the central Appalachian Mountain range. The self-named Vagabonds enjoyed hiking, exploring, sightseeing and just being in each other's company. The group occasionally chose campsites in local farmer's fields -- like this one near Tazewell, Virginia.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1918
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.34.1918.71
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5.25 in
Width: 7.5 in
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